Manchester Airport 59 min
Hoghton Tower (26 min) Fortified Medieval hill-top manor house with gardens, kids' activities, monthly market and a shop. National Trust - Gawthorpe Hall (23 min) Elizabethan house with Victorian makeover and Brontë links houses portrait and textile collections. Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library (28 min) Building with Greek-themed murals and sculptures, displaying textiles/history/photography/fine art. Brockholes (21 min) Wetland and woodland nature reserve, home to rare bird species, with a floating visitor village. Bowland Wild Boar Park (28 min) Rural wildlife park offering animal feeding, tractor rides, plays areas, riverside walks & a cafe. Ribble Steam Railway and Museum (36 min) Faithfully maintained locomotives dating back more than 100 years, plus steam train rides. Clitheroe Castle (15 min) Remains of a 12th-century castle keep, chapel & jail, with an adjoining museum & surrounding garden. Samlesbury Hall (17 min) Cosy huts & a cottage in a 14th-century manor house-turned-guesthouse offering dining & tours. Whalley Abbey & Gatehouse (11 min) Ruins of the gatehouse for a 14th-century Cistercian abbey that was one of the country's richest. Witton Country Park (23 min) 480 acres of woods, grassy areas and farmland, with playgrounds, an athletics track and a cafe. Pendle Hill (32 min) Rising 557 m. above sea level, this famous hill features a Bronze Age burial site & paragliding. Beacon Fell (32 min) Expansive hill on a lush, country preserve providing hiking trails to its summit & panoramic views. Towneley Hall. (32 min) Victorian and pre-Raphaelite art, local history, furniture and pottery in a stately home museum. Browsholme Hall and Tithe Barn (27 min) Sumptuous 16th-century home and gardens, still lived in by the family. Open Wed and Sun summer only. Clitheroe Castle Museum (15 min) Hilltop castle with displays tracing local history, a 12th-century keep, extensive grounds and cafe. |