Holiday accommodation in the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland A.O.N.B. Lancashire

Holiday information links for the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland A.O.N.B.

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Visitor Attractions and things to do

Browsholme Hall Historic House visitor attraction and Wedding Venue in the Ribble Valley Lancashire. web site

www.hiddenlancashire.co.uk

Four Historic Lancashire houses and gardens. Plus fine food and magical shopping all within an hours drive of each other.

Delicious Deli & Cafe Gisburn web site

Waddow Lodge Open Garden web site

Riverbank Tearooms Slaidburn web site

Holden Clough Plant Nursery web site

Silverwoods auctions weekly and fortnightly antiques sales, Rural and Domestic Bygones, and Carriage and harness sales web site

The Clitheroe Craft Studio, Gallery and Workshops web site
Is where you can be inspired to create and craft. You can either join one of our regular craft workshops, classes

Stocks Reservoir the largest fly fishery in the North West of England web site

Hodder Valley Show A traditional agricultural and horticultural show. web site

Cycle hire, tours and guiding in the Forest of Bowland and Ribble Valley web site

General

Helen Shaw photographs of the Forest of Bowland, Ribble and Hodder valley

Explore Ribble Valley Food

Food Hero Tours, Lancashire Food Tours web site

Lancashire cheese trails

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

The Ribble Valley Food Trail (PDF 3.0mb)

Taste Bowland food directory (PDF 6.8mb)

Forest of Bowland Teashop Map (1.0mb)

Forest of Bowland

Forest of Bowland Teashop Map (1.0mb)

Information about the nature and wildlife of the Forest of Bowland web site

Forest of Bowland Discovery Guide (PDF 9.88mb)

Bowland by Bus (PDF 1.92mb)

Forest of Bowland Fishing (PDF 1.82mb)

Forest of Bowland web site

Visit Lancashire web site

Lancashire County Council Environment Department web site

Walks and pubs in the forest of Bowland web site

Village Web Sites

Dunsop Bridge (PDF 2.3mb)

Slaidburn Village (PDF 2.9mb)

Chipping Village (PDF 2.85mb)

Gisburn village web site

Chipping village web site

Slaidburn Village Hall and Village web site

Downham Village Hall web site

Sabden web site

Bolton by Bowland web site

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The beautiful Ribble Valley and spectacular Forest of Bowland A.O.N.B. are the ideal base for walking and cycling holidays or a riding holiday. 

Historical attractions include Ribchester Museum and Roman remains, Stoneyhurst College, Cromwell's Bridge, Clitheroe Castle and Whalley Abbey. Plus many ancient and attractive village Churches.

We have many picturesque villages with old houses pleasant village greens craft shops and traditional village Inns a plenty.

For walking bird watching and enjoying the views The Forest of Bowland A.O.N.B. and Ribble Valley has it all from easy strolls along leafy lanes and footpaths to serious hiking. Plus easy access to the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales.

We are also not to far from city life for shopping, museums, art galleries, sport and night life with Manchester, Preston and Leeds within easy reach.

Hodder Valley Show

Holden Clough Plant Nursery

Stocks Reservoir Fly Fishery

The Clitheroe Craft Studio