Pilling is a village and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is an ancient settlement, founded on what was essentially an “island” with the sea on one side and marsh on the others. From artefacts finds, there is evidence of spasmodic human activity within this territory dating back to the Neolithic period.
In 1808 Pilling Windmill was built. Because Pilling is below sea level the mill itself is 73 feet (22 m) tall, the tallest on the Fylde. The mill converted to steam power 1886, and the sails were removed the year after. The mill continued to operate until the 1940s, after which it fell into disrepair. By 1975 the mill had been restored for use as a private residence. The top of the windmill was restored with a traditional wooden cap in 2007.
love the Mill conversion , I walk past one on a local walk , and it looks like they have built onto the side .I will see if I can get a photo next time Im that way …
I was going to ask if you stop for lunch on the way , but the answer is in the last photo .
On the two hour ones we have a drink at the end (only tea for me if I’m driving). On the four hour ones we take a packed lunch for mid-way AND we stop for tea and toilets on the way back.
Just yesterday. A reasonably lengthy stroll on the beach
Yes, it rained…welcome to spring!
And now I feel I will have to go bqck as i failed to take my phone…pics to come…
I did enjoy seeing the “Walk Leader” in her HiViz vest, never seen that before. Reminds me of the Asian tour leaders with their flag or colourful umbrella for the tour party to follow.
Hi-vis vests are obligatory for official walk leaders - unofficial walk leaders have adopted the same rule.
They can be quite useful:
a) they identify walk leaders/assistants
b) they serve to mark the “column” start, end and interim points
c) the can be more readily seen by other road users, e.g. trucks, buses, cars, cyclists, etc. when walkers are crossing busy roads or when walking down country lanes, particularly in the gloom of an early evening
d) they can be used as markers for any rescue services required, e.g. mountain rescue, helicopter, drone, etc.
etc, etc.
In the UK, hi-vis vests (and accessories), in a multitude of colours. are available for safety-conscious people (and their pets) who participate in leisure pursuits, urban or rural …
It was very dangerous - the steps were wet and slippery, our boots were wet and slippery and those walkers who had no pole (and refused the offer of one) took ages to gingerly inch their way down - the risk attached to those steps was one of the reasons that the walk was, for subsequent schedules, dropped.
Coincidentally after we finished our walk today we got into the garden and the lead broke.If it had ten minutes earlier she would have been flattened by the bin lorry which she likes to attack.I’m still shaking
Cripes, scary thought, our Dog got spooked by something once on the footpath of the main road, she pulled backwards on the lead and slipped it, and ran into the road, lucky the passing drivers was alert.
for me if I’m driving). On the four hour ones we take a packed lunch 
for mid-way AND we stop for tea 
on the way back.
