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and herbage. Between them, is the richest of valleys, the Lune
serpentizes for many a mile, and comes forth ample and clear
thro' a well wooded and richly pastured foreground. Every feature
which constitutes a perfect landscape of the extensive sort, is
here not only boldly marked, but also in its best position.'
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Along with the proper guides, crossing of the sands in summer is
thought a journey of little more danger than any other. But those
who wish to evade them may easily go, in one day, round to
Ulverston, by the head of the aestuary.- The roads are in general
very good, the ride about 37 miles, and not wanting in the
natural variety peculiar to the country. The route will be thus:-
From Lancaster to Burton 11 miles. (There observe Mr. Atkinson's
neat house of freestone.) The old venerable building on the right
hand of the road, about two miles short of Burton, is
Borwick-hall, formerly the residence of Sir Robert Bindloss, but
now only a farm-house. From thence to Millthorp 4 miles. (There
see Dallam-Tower, the seat of Daniel Wilson, Esq. in which there
are several elegancies, and more capabilities. Also, see a bold
water-fall of the river at Beetham-mill). From Millthorp to
Levens (an ancient seat of the late Earl of Suffolk, where a
curious specimen of the old style of gardening may be seen, laid
out by the gardener of King James II.) two miles. From thence to
the nearer end of the long causeway at Beathwaite-green 1 mile.
Thence to the Black Bull at Witherslack 3 miles (which takes you
to the foot of Whitbarrow-scar, a remarkable precipice of
limestone rock, formed in several places like a fortress). Thence
to Newton (over the hill Tawtop) 4 miles. Thence to Newby-bridge
3 miles, which is situated at the lower end of Windermere-water.
From thence to Bouth, on the common turnpike 3 miles. (But it
might be worth while to go a little out of the way through a
valley on the left hand, by Backbarrow Cotton-spinning-mills, the
iron founderies, and Low-wood Gunpowder-mills, which are very
romantically situated). From Bouth to Penny-bridge 2 miles, which
brings you into the tract of the tour by Ulverston, now only four
miles distant.- If, on account of getting post chaises, &c. it be
thought more convenient to go by Kendal to Ulverston, the journey
will be about 7 miles more, all good turnpike road. From Burton
(where the two roads part) to Kendal is 11 miles, and from Kendal
to the above-named Bewby-bridge (sic) (where they meet again) is
about 13 miles.- This latter stage, which is mountainous and
uneven, affords a great variety of prospects.
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