8 June 2022
Participants: Just me
Where: Williamson Park, 109m/358', P 41m, Tump, OS 97, SD 489 613
I had seen the impressive Ashton Memorial in Lancaster many times when passing on the motorway but had never visited the city before. So now was a golden opportunity. I walked through the shopping area from the station and up the hill to Williamson Park, a 54 acre space of parkland and woodland crowned by the Ashton Memorial. It was commissioned by Lord Ashton as a tribute to his wife and opened in 1909.....
It is open to the public but you can only get as far as a viewing gallery on the first floor. Nevertheless, good views over Morecambe Bay.....
with the Haysham power station just visible(telephoto shot).....
But the main objective of the visit of course was to bag the high point as it is a Tump! And an unusual high point at that. To get to it, you have to pay to enter the Butterfly House and the small zoo, no hardship as both were very interesting. The actual high point is apparently a tree stump beside the Meerkat House.....
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