The Tolkien Trail

The Tolkien Trail winds through undulating farmland, past the grand buildings of Stonyhurst College, and across historic landmarks like Cromwell's Bridge, an overgrown packhorse bridge once used by Oliver Cromwell in the English Civil War. The walk takes you through the very landscapes that inspired the author (J.R.R. Tolkien) while creating the Shire, the rural homeland of the hobbits