Just minuets from the holiday cottages is the Forest of Bowland, a designated area of outstanding beauty, & the surrounding countryside is an ideal location for anyone who is interested in outdoor pursuits, walking, cycling, birdwatching, fishing, golf, horse riding. In the area you will find picturesque villages such as Chipping, Scorton & Dunsop Bridge which is officially recognised as the 'Centre of the Kingdom'. There are market towns like Garstang, Longridge, Clitheroe, Preston, offering traditional pubs and individual shops selling local crafts and produce.Within easy driving distance in the historic city of Lancaster worth visiting to see the castle, the Judges Lodgings & other museums of interest. Further a field are Manchester, Liverpool offering a wide selection of historical architecture & fascinating attractions. The local coastline is varied from the vast expanse around Morecambe Bay, a renowned breeding ground for birds & a paradise for birdwatchers, to the thrill & excitement of Blackpool with its famous tower & the top tourist destination in the UK, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Also within easy reach are the National parks of the Lake District & the Yorkshire dales.

Whether you are seeking a peaceful retreat, looking for a countryside, coastal or city type holiday or short break Pale farm cottages are sure to be the ideal self catering accommodation to make your self catering holiday in the Ribble valley, Lancashire a memorable holiday.

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Forest of Bowland web site

Some Places to visit Leagram organic diary web site Little town diary farm shop web site Bashall Barn farm shop and restaurant web site Melt candles at Backridge Farm web site Huntleys farm shop and restaurant web site Barton Grange Garden Centre web site Browsholme Hall Historic House web site The Platform Gallery for Contemporary Arts and Crafts in Lancashire web site Clitheroe Castle and Museum web site Bowland Wildboar Park web site Fishing Stocks Reservoir Fly Fisery web site

Places to Eat and Drink Chipping Tillotson Arms Chipping web site Sun Inn Chipping web site Cobbled corner Cafe Chipping web site The Red Pump Inn, Bashall Eaves web site Gibbon Bridge Chipping web site Villages close by Inn at Whitewell web site Three fishes Mitton web site The Lower Buck Inn Waddington web site Waddington Arms web site The Corporation Arms Longridge web site Duke William Longridge web site

Walking Leaflets

Lancashire cheese trails

Creamy Lancashire Cheese trail leaflet (PDF 865kb)
Crumbly Lancashire Cheese trail leaflet (PDF 752kb)
Tasty Lancashire Cheese trail leaflet (PDF 745kb)

Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland

Pendle Hill Walk (PDF 892kb)
Clitheroe Walks (No. 1) (PDF 677kb)
Clitheroe Walks (No. 2) (PDF 623kb)
Clitheroe Walks (No. 3) (PDF 726kb)
Clitheroe Walks (No. 4) (PDF 634kb)
Slaidburn to Dunsop Bridge (PDF 1,859kb)
Dunsop to Chipping (PDF 1326kb)
Gisburn Forest Guide (PDF 313kb)
Gisburn Forest Family cycle route leaflet (PDF 232kb)
Stocks Reservoir Walk (PDF 610kb)
Tolkien Trail, Walk in the footsteps of author J.R.R. Tolkien (PDF 380kb)

Forest of Bowland AONB Map (PDF 4,589kb)
Forest of Bowland AONB General Information (PDF 4,029kb)
Forest of Bowland AONB Access Land (PDF 6,420kb)
Forest of Bowland AONB Treading Carefully (PDF 268kb)

Cycling Leaflets

Gisburn Forest Mountain Bike Trails (PDF 5.7mb)

Gisburn Forest Family cycle route leaflet (PDF 232kb)

Bowland By Bike (PDF 3,466kb)

North Lancashire Bridleway ( most sections also suitable for walking and cycling) (2.48mb PDF)

The Pennine Bridleway (PDF 2.73mb)

The Pennine Bridleway Settle Loop (PDF 4.4mb)

Wildlife Leaflets

Birding in Bowland Leaflet (PDF 5.5mb)

Leighton Moss (PDF 2.5mb)

Recommended maps

Ordnance Survey OL41 Forest of Bowland & Ribblesdale.

Please follow the Countryside Code (PDF 268kb)

 

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