Snowdrop Thursday

Start off clockwise around Guild Wheel. Follow path from cobbled bridge past Hurst Grange Park to Cop Lane, across to Howick Moor Lane and on to A59. Cycle to Bank Hall keeping off main road as much as possible ie Ratten Lane, Skip Lane, through Longton to church, back of church, Marsh Lane, Hall Carr Lane, through Walmer Bridge village, Station Road, Liverpool Old Road. Observe carpet of snowdrops in grounds of Bank Hall. Continue through grounds to Bretherton and Much Hoole. Stop for coffee at Tootsies. Avoid main roads by using Knoll Lane, Gill Lane, Wholesome Lane, Moss Lane, Newgate Lane, Lindle Lane, Harrison Lane to Cop Lane and return to Avenham Park past Hurst Grange Park over cobbled bridge and anticlockwise around Guild Wheel.