| set in gardens 2 miles off the m65 motorway, this refined hotel in a country house featuring stained-glass windows is 5 miles from both gawthorpe hall and the pendle heritage centre. there's also a spa that has an indoor pool and hot tubs, as well as a gym, a hammam and a beauty salon. understated rooms feature free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. parking is complimentary. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. other amenities include a traditional bar and a conservative restaurant. upgraded rooms add 4-poster beds and separate sitting areas
Manchester Airport 56 min
Whalley Abbey & Gatehouse (21 min)
Ruins of the gatehouse for a 14th-century Cistercian abbey that was one of the country's richest. Top Withins (34 min)
Historic, isolated farmhouse said to have been the inspiration for Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Hardcastle Crags (36 min)
Scenic woodland valley with 15 miles of paths and and a visitor centre in a 19th-century mill. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (34 min)
Preserved railway station & train line offering a museum & rides on vintage steam locomotives. Thornton Hall Country Park (25 min)
Family-friendly working farm offering animal encounters, rides, a play area & a diner. Queen Street Mill Textile Museum (7 min) Clitheroe Castle (25 min)
Remains of a 12th-century castle keep, chapel & jail, with an adjoining museum & surrounding garden. Pendle Hill (22 min)
Rising 557 m. above sea level, this famous hill features a Bronze Age burial site & paragliding. Bronte Waterfall (33 min)
Picturesque waterfall amidst greenery with a flow that varies depending on weather conditions. Brontë Parsonage Museum (34 min)
The Brontë family home, displaying personal items, manuscripts and letters by the literary sisters. Clitheroe Castle Museum (25 min)
Hilltop castle with displays tracing local history, a 12th-century keep, extensive grounds and cafe. National Trust - Gawthorpe Hall (16 min)
Elizabethan house with Victorian makeover and Brontë links houses portrait and textile collections. Towneley Hall. (12 min)
Victorian and pre-Raphaelite art, local history, furniture and pottery in a stately home museum. Thompson Park (7 min)
Stylish park featuring a rose garden & flower beds, a lake for boating lake & a playground. Singing Ringing Tree (15 min)
This futuristic art installation made of steel pipes makes sounds as the wind passes through it. | 
