Manchester Airport 1 hr 6
Thornton Hall Country Park (27 min.) family-friendly working farm offering animal encounters rides a play area & a diner. National Trust - Gawthorpe Hall (24 min.) elizabethan house with victorian makeover and bronte links houses portrait and textile collections. Pendle Hill (25 min.) rising 557 m. above sea level this famous hill features a bronze age burial site & paragliding. Brockholes (32 min.) wetland and woodland nature reserve home to rare bird species with a floating visitor village. Trough Of Bowland (26 min) this scenic valley & 968-ft. pass within an area of outstanding beauty is a popular place to cycle. Beacon Fell (41 min.) expansive hill on a lush country preserve providing hiking trails to its summit & panoramic views. Bowland Wild Boar Park (26 min.) rural wildlife park offering animal feeding tractor rides plays areas riverside walks & a cafe. Samlesbury Hall (26 min.) cosy huts & a cottage in a 14th-century manor house-turned-guesthouse offering dining & tours. Whalley Abbey U0026 Gatehouse (15 min.) ruins of the gatehouse for a 14th-century cistercian abbey that was one of the country s richest. Clitheroe Castle Museum (7 min.) hilltop castle with displays tracing local history a 12th-century keep extensive grounds and cafe. Forest Of Bowland (33 min) sprawling scenic wilderness area featuring forests hills & moorland with trails & grouse shooting. Hoghton Tower (38 min.) fortified medieval hill-top manor house with gardens kids activities monthly market and a shop. Browsholme Hall And Tithe Barn (18 min.) sumptuous 16th-century home and gardens still lived in by the family. open wed and sun summer only. Towneley Art Gallery U0026 Museum (34 min.) victorian and pre-raphaelite art local history furniture and pottery in a stately home museum. |