Manchester Airport 1 hr 8
Clitheroe Castle Museum (8 min) Hilltop castle with displays tracing local history, a 12th-century keep, extensive grounds and cafe. Pendle Hill (25 min) Rising 557 m. above sea level, this famous hill features a Bronze Age burial site & paragliding. Beacon Fell (35 min) Expansive hill on a lush, country preserve providing hiking trails to its summit & panoramic views. Whalley Abbey & Gatehouse (15 min) Ruins of the gatehouse for a 14th-century Cistercian abbey that was one of the country's richest. Beacon Fell Country Park (35 min) Clitheroe Castle (8 min) Remains of a 12th-century castle keep, chapel & jail, with an adjoining museum & surrounding garden. Brockholes (33 min) Wetland and woodland nature reserve, home to rare bird species, with a floating visitor village. Towneley Hall. (35 min) Victorian and pre-Raphaelite art, local history, furniture and pottery in a stately home museum. Singing Ringing Tree (34 min) This futuristic art installation made of steel pipes makes sounds as the wind passes through it. National Trust - Gawthorpe Hall (24 min) Elizabethan house with Victorian makeover and Brontë links houses portrait and textile collections. Forest of Bowland (29 min) Sprawling, scenic wilderness area featuring forests, hills & moorland with trails & grouse shooting. Browsholme Hall and Tithe Barn (13 min) Sumptuous 16th-century home and gardens, still lived in by the family. Open Wed and Sun summer only. Thornton Hall Country Park (27 min) Family-friendly working farm offering animal encounters, rides, a play area & a diner. Bowland Wild Boar Park (20 min) Rural wildlife park offering animal feeding, tractor rides, plays areas, riverside walks & a cafe. Samlesbury Hall (29 min) Cosy huts & a cottage in a 14th-century manor house-turned-guesthouse offering dining & tours. |