Stonyhurst College

This iconic Elizabethan House, once the home of the Shireburn family, has been a Jesuit school for more than 200 hundred years.

Whether you take a guided tour of the house, walk in the grounds or attend one of the many special public events put on during the year you won't be disappointed.

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Grid Ref: SD689391

Post Code: BB7 9PZ

PDF Leaflets:

• Guided Tours Leaflet
• Tolkien Trail Leaflet

Bowland Wild Boar Park

View wild Boar, Longhorn Cattle, Deer, Llamas, Goats. There is lots for kids to do including pedal tractor area, tractor rides, play area, lamb Llama and deer feeding (when available). All in a magnificent setting.

Visit the cafe for home made food and home reared Wild Boar meat. There are a number of walks from 550 metres to 1200 metres in length.

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Grid: Ref: SD652450

Web: www.wildboarpark.co.uk

Dunsop Bridge and Hodder Valley

A popular picnic site and a place to feed the families of ducks that live nearby. Puddleducks Post Office and Tea Rooms sells more duck food than anything else! This small village is surrounded by dramatic countryside and many interesting walks start at the village.

Dunsop Bridge sits at the entrance to the spectacular Trough of Bowland, a narrow, steep-sided valley formed at the end of the last ice-age. One of the most famous walking tracks is nearby Salter Fell, the pass along with the Pendle Witches were taken from their homes beneath Pendle Hill to their trial at Lancaster Castle.

The local church was built by Colonel Towneley with the proceeds of his win at the 1861 Derby with racehorse Kettledrum. In the Apse is a painting of the horse.

Location

Grid: Ref: SD662499

PDF Leaflets:

• Dunsop Bridge and Newton Villages
• Cycle Dunsop Bridge Dunsop Valley
• Slaidburn to Dunsop Bridge Walk

Roman Ribchester

This ancient riverside village is built on the site of the Roman fort of Bremetennacum. Estimated to have covered six acres of ground, a large portion of the remains lie under the old church and churchyard.

The Roman Museum has recently been extended, and provides interesting displays about Roman life in the area. Many artifacts from this time are on show, including copies of a highly detailed Roman Helmet found in Ribchester by a small boy in 1797. The original is now in the British Museum.

It's one of the district's most popular villages with local shops and amenities, an art gallery and some award winning accommodation and cosy country pubs.

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Grid Ref: SD649350

Whalley Abbey and Village

Perched on the banks of the River Calder, Whalley is a charming village, filled with historic buildings, characterful shops and lovely cafes and restaurants.

Wander into the pretty churchyard of St Mary and All Saints parish church to see three Saxon crosses. There has been a church here since 628AD.

Whalley’s most famous sight is Whalley Abbey, whose ruins date back to the 14th century when it was a Cistercian abbey.

Whalley Cricket Ground is famous for hosting the first ‘Roses’ cricket match between Yorkshire and Lancashire, which unfortunately Yorkshire won! Explore beyond the village’s boundaries and you’ll find a wealth of walking trails including Whalley Nab Viewpoint.

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Grid Ref: SD731360

Clitheroe

The attractive market town of Clitheroe has a wide selection of shops and stores plus a market. One of the shops is the award winning Cowmans sausage shop.

Clitheroe Castle, with its newly refurbished museum and 12th century keep, are a must not just for the history but also for the magnificent views over Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley.

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Grid Ref: SD741417

Slaidburn

A the village green by the Hodder with the Riverbank Tea Rooms is a popular picnic site. The village has much else to intrest the visitor. The Hark to Bounty Inn has a long and interesting history. The the fine historic school was built in 1717 by a John Brennand and is still in use today.

The church of St. Andrew has a history that can be traced back over ten centuries. There is an 18th century three-decker pulpit, Jacobean chancel screen and intact Georgian box-pews.

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Grid: Ref: SD710524

PDF Leaflets:

• Slaidburn Village Leaflet
• Slaidburn to Dunsop Bridge Walk

Sawley Abbey

A Cistercian abbey founded in 1147. The abbey remained in use until the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536 an attempt to reverse Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monesteries. Only part of the church and parts of the cloister remain as standing walls.

Location

Grid Ref: SD 779464

PDF Leaflets:

• Sawley Abbey Leaflet

The Inn at Whitewell

The Inn at Whitewell adheres to the old fashioned concept of a rural Inn. Seriously good local ingredients cooked well and a noteworthy selection of drinks. Tel 01200 448222

Accommodation and Food.

Web: The Inn at Whitewell

Post Code: BB7 3AT Grid: Ref: SD659469

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Puddleducks Dunsop Bridge Post Office

Post Office, cafe and shop.

Food only.

Post Code: BB7 3BB Grid: Ref: SD662499

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The Parkers Arms Inn Newton

The Parkers Arms Inn and restaurant in Newton-in-Bowland near Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley, was originally the coach house of the adjacent Newton Hall and was owned by the Parker family (hence the name) of Brownsholme Hall.

Accommodation and food.

Web: The Parkers Arms Inn Newton

Post Code: BB7 3DY Grid: Ref: SD697504

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Lower Buck Inn Waddington

Located in a blissfully rural setting, right behind St Helen's Church, this is the ideal location to enjoy sumptuous meals, a selection of exceptional ales and a fine choice of malt whiskies to go with the great company and atmosphere.

Food only.

Web: Lower Buck Inn Waddington

Post Code: BB7 3HU Grid: Ref: SD727437

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