all come with tea and coffeemaking facilities, and some feature courtyard views. cosy rooms have luxurious furnishings that combine traditional and contemporary decor, along with plush fabrics and padded headboards. set on the edge of a village, this warm hotel with a chic vibe is 3 miles from nelson railway station, 4 miles from gawthorpe hall and 6 miles from pendle hill. upgraded rooms include free-standing baths and sofabeds. breakfast is complimentary, as is parking. other amenities include a restaurant, a bar and meeting/events rooms. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am Manchester Airport 54 min
Hardcastle Crags (40 min) Scenic woodland valley with 15 miles of paths and and a visitor centre in a 19th-century mill. National Trust - Gawthorpe Hall (10 min) Elizabethan house with Victorian makeover and Brontë links houses portrait and textile collections. Clitheroe Castle (19 min) Remains of a 12th-century castle keep, chapel & jail, with an adjoining museum & surrounding garden. Queen Street Mill Textile Museum (11 min) Clitheroe Castle Museum (19 min) Hilltop castle with displays tracing local history, a 12th-century keep, extensive grounds and cafe. Bowland Wild Boar Park (37 min) Rural wildlife park offering animal feeding, tractor rides, plays areas, riverside walks & a cafe. Pendle Hill (17 min) Rising 557 m. above sea level, this famous hill features a Bronze Age burial site & paragliding. Thornton Hall Country Park (23 min) Family-friendly working farm offering animal encounters, rides, a play area & a diner. Towneley Hall. (15 min) Victorian and pre-Raphaelite art, local history, furniture and pottery in a stately home museum. Whalley Abbey & Gatehouse (15 min) Ruins of the gatehouse for a 14th-century Cistercian abbey that was one of the country's richest. Pendle Heritage Centre (8 min) Local history museum with a restored 18th-century walled garden, a tea room & gifts by area artists. Bronte Waterfall (32 min) Picturesque waterfall amidst greenery with a flow that varies depending on weather conditions. Singing Ringing Tree (18 min) This futuristic art installation made of steel pipes makes sounds as the wind passes through it. Top Withins (33 min) Historic, isolated farmhouse said to have been the inspiration for Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Thompson Park (9 min) Stylish park featuring a rose garden & flower beds, a lake for boating lake & a playground. |