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PLACES OF INTEREST

Below is just a selection, for more information see CLITHEROE TOURIST INFORMATION

VISITOR ATTRACTIONS

Bashall Barn Gift shop and visitor centre web site

The Hidden Door Slaidburn country gift and interiors shop, web site

Equine Therapy Centre at Rathmell web site

Bowland Wildboar Park web site

Hodder Valley Show A traditional agricultural and horticultural show.

Historic Sites

  • Castle Haugh..... Newsholme
  • Sawley Abbey.....(1147) Remains of Cistercian Abbey, no entrance fee.
  • Whalley Abbey...(1296) Remains of Cistercian Abbey, gift and coffee shop, entrance free.
  • Clitheroe Castle...Norman Castle and Keep also extensive gardens, no entrance fee.
  • Ribchester...........Roman remains at various locations around the village, no entrance fees and Museum.
  • Skipton Castle....Medieval Castle very well preserved, entrance fee.
  • Bancroft Mill engine Barnoldswick one of the few surviving steam mill engines also museum.

    • Historic Churches

  • Gisburn, Bolton by Bowland, Slaidburm, Waddington, East Marton.

    • Fly Fishing

    Walking/Cycling/Natural History

  • Our village is well served by footpaths, taking you through farmland and woodland, along river banks and offering splendid views of the Ribble Valley and the Yorkshire Dales.
  • Gisburn Circular Walk, a 4 to 5 hour walk through countryside surrounding the village, includes part of the Ribble Way.
  • Ribble Way, a long distance walk following the course of the River Ribble.
  • Salthill Quarry geological trail and nature reserve
  • Gisburn Forest/Stocks Reservoir, bird watching, walks and cycle trails.

    • Museums/Art

  • Clitheroe Castle, Local History, Geology, and sound archive.
  • Skipton Museum, Local History and Archaeology, plus exhibitions
  • Black Bull Rimington, (Platform 4 Model Transport Museum)
  • Platform Gallery, Clitheroe Station, Clitheroe.
  • Ribchester Museum.

    • Shopping

  • Clitheroe, Historic Market town with good range of shops, most locally owned giving the town a traditional feel. General Market Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday with a Flea-market held on a Friday.
  • Skipton, Bustling historic town with regionally important high street market on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
  • Clitheroe Auction Mart, large car boot/collectors fair every Sunday.
  • Clitheroe W.I. Market every Tuesday morning.

    • Other Historic Villages

  • Downham attractive limestone houses and views of Pendle Hill also location of the film 'Whistle Down The Wind'.
  • Bolton-By-Bowland.
  • Barley and Newchurch in Pendle 'of Pendle Witches Fame'.

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