Directions

Directions from M6

Exit 27 1st exit(from south); 3rd exit (from north) – keep on A 5209 for Parbold, Burscough  without deviating until you arrive at the mini roundabout in Burscough & take B5240 signposted Skelmersdale. This road is Hall Lane. Proceed  for a mile and the Chapel is signposted on the left in a lay by.

Directions from Ormskirk

Take the A59 signposted Preston and turn off onto the A5209 signposted M6(Square Lane) and leave at the mini roundabout on the B5240 signposted Skelmersdale. This road is Hall Lane. Proceed  for a mile and the Chapel is signposted on the left in a lay by. Enter the Lay By and go down the narrow lane(fields on either side) to the Chapel.

OR USE YOUR GOOGLE MAPS L40 5UG

We welcome walking groups and history groups and can provide refreshments at a reasonable cost.     

The Chapel is the half way point on the popular “War Horse Walk”.

War Horse Route

The War Horse Route mostly follows that taken by thousands of horses brought from all over the world to Ormskirk Station via Liverpool Docks. The horses were then walked through the streets of Ormskirk to Lathom and the Remount Depot at Lathom Park where they were then trained for service.

Horses and mules were a vital part of the war effort and Lathom Park hosted over 200,000 before they carried out their service, sometimes at the war front in France.   Lathom Park was one of only three Remount Depots in the UK.   Later in the war, horses were transported by rail direct to Lathom Park. 

One of the stories of a war horse called Joey was told by Michael Morpurgo in his book “War Horse” and by Steven Spielberg in his film of the same name.

The circular route is 8.5 miles long, it goes out to Lathom Chapel and returns via cross field paths with some stiles and footbridges. 

download the leaflet from

https://www.visitlancashire.com/things-to-do/the-war-horse-walking-route-p949320