Last of the Summer Wine......... Almost

Three of the 5 amigos

A lovely day out yesterday around Wayoh and Turton & Entwistle reservoirs with some good mates. Despite the threat of rain, the weather ended up rather nice really and a good day was had by all.

The picture is taken on the dam of the Turton & Entwistle reservoir which was built in 1832. When built the dam, at 108 feet from the base, was the highest in Britain. The reservoir holds 3.4 million litres of water when full, and, with the Wayoh reservoir a little lower down the valley, provides around 50% of Bolton's drinking water. The dam is constructed of  "puddle clay" and the dam is 110 metres long at the crest. A third reservoir, Jumbles, lies a little further down the valley, below Wayoh.

Wayoh Reservoir before the sun came out

The area is served very well by 2 pubs. The Black Bull ( My favourite. Good food and Timothy Taylor's Landlords bitter) and the Strawbury Duck. According to the barman, the Strawbury Duck is so named because a former owner was called Bury....... not sure about this. I think there must be more to it.

Rag pudding, chips and mushy peas and a pint of Landlords

The walk was only about 6km, but took ages because we sauntered and chatted all the way round except for lunch and an afternoon coffee break when we sat and chatted.

Many thanks to Neil, David, Tony and Bob for your company and still letting me join in despite being a foreigner now and thanks to Neil for 2 of the three photos.

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For Tony and David