A 6km walk involving most, but not all, of an official Cockermouth Striders mill history walk, led by Stan Leigh.Route: from the rectory, walking briskly via the Greenway to the main entrance to Harris Park, off Fern Bank to join the group. Then walking slowly to Double Mills and then back along the Cocker to Rubbybanks Mill and then joining the Greenway, looking at the sheds remaining from Tweed Mill and out onto Lorton Road. Descending Skinner Street to take the track under the main road to Little Mill meeting its current incumbent, Michael Fisher. Then back down Kirkgate and Cocker Lane looking at three mills including the remains of Cocker Bridge End mill to John Stoddart's Mill and the Jennings Brewery. Via the foot bridge at Brewery Lane to Waterloo Street and Wharton's Mill to see a hidden mill race under two houses (visiting both Linda and Carol’s gardens to do so). At this point, leaving the group to their lunch in Memorial Gardens for a pint, instead, at the Bitter End and then home.
Conditions: contrary to the forecast, a hot, sunny day.
Pub: the Bitter End, Cockermouth, for Loch Lomond Brewery Ben Ime.
