Manchester Airport 51 min
Beacon Fell (33 min) Expansive hill on a lush, country preserve providing hiking trails to its summit & panoramic views. Yarrow Valley Country Park (28 min) 700-acre parkland with a lake, waterfall, adventure playground, cafe & visitor center. Ribble Steam Railway and Museum (28 min) Faithfully maintained locomotives dating back more than 100 years, plus steam train rides. Hoghton Tower (14 min) Fortified Medieval hill-top manor house with gardens, kids' activities, monthly market and a shop. Astley Hall (24 min) Set in a park with a Victorian garden, this landmark home features a history museum & art gallery. Pendle Hill (40 min) Rising 557 m. above sea level, this famous hill features a Bronze Age burial site & paragliding. Bowland Wild Boar Park (35 min) Rural wildlife park offering animal feeding, tractor rides, plays areas, riverside walks & a cafe. National Trust - Gawthorpe Hall (25 min) Elizabethan house with Victorian makeover and Brontë links houses portrait and textile collections. Go Ape Rivington (31 min) Adventure-activity chain venue where groups explore the forest canopy via a treetop rope course. Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library (20 min) Building with Greek-themed murals and sculptures, displaying textiles/history/photography/fine art. Beacon Fell Country Park (33 min) Winter Hill (51 min) This 1,496-ft.-high hill with sweeping views, burial mounds, cairns & the Scotsman's Stump memorial. Clitheroe Castle (22 min) Remains of a 12th-century castle keep, chapel & jail, with an adjoining museum & surrounding garden. Witton Country Park (5 min) 480 acres of woods, grassy areas and farmland, with playgrounds, an athletics track and a cafe. Whalley Abbey & Gatehouse (19 min) Ruins of the gatehouse for a 14th-century Cistercian abbey that was one of the country's richest. |