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Photo of the Forest of Bowland, a National Landscape in England.

Forest of BowlandPhoto Robin Cross / Unsplash

Places to explore near Whalley StationWhalley

66 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Whalley, a village in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Whalley

Village

Medieval Ribble Valley village of independent shops, a great railway viaduct and the ruins of Whalley Abbey.

0.5 km E · Lancashire

Photo of the Forest of Bowland, a National Landscape in England.Iconic

Forest of Bowland

National Landscape near Slaidburn

Wild heather moorland and the Trough of Bowland.

2.2 km SE

Photo of Northcote, a restaurant near Langho, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Northcote

Restaurant · With rooms near Langho

Ribble Valley country-house hotel and restaurant on the edge of the Forest of Bowland.

2.9 km SW

Photo of The Swan with Two Necks, a pub near Pendleton, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

The Swan with Two Necks

Pub near Pendleton

A whitewashed village local below Pendle Hill with a rotating cask range and a stream running past the door.

4.1 km NE

Photo of Bowland Beer Hall, a visitor attraction near Clitheroe, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Bowland Beer Hall

Attraction near Clitheroe

Bowland Brewery's cavernous beer hall at Holmes Mill, Clitheroe, with one of Britain's longest bars and brewery tours.

5 km N

Photo of Stonyhurst College, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Hurst Green, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Stonyhurst College

House & garden near Hurst Green

A Jesuit school behind a 16th-century gatehouse, its formal gardens and canals dating from about 1700.

5.2 km NW

Photo of Clitheroe Castle, a ruined castle in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Clitheroe Castle

Castle near Clitheroe

Tiny hilltop Norman keep over the Ribble Valley.

5.3 km N

Photo of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, a 127-mile canal running from Leeds to Liverpool, England.Highlight

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

The longest single canal in Britain, crossing the Pennines by Bingley's Five Rise Locks and the moors above Burnley.

5.6 km S · spans 5 counties

Photo of Ribchester Roman Museum, a visitor attraction in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Ribchester Roman Museum

Attraction near Ribchester

Village museum on the Roman fort of Bremetennacum, home to a replica of the famous Ribchester parade helmet.

8 km W

Photo of Ribchester, a village in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Ribchester

Village

Riverside village built over a Roman fort, with a Roman museum, the columned White Bull and Stydd chapel close by.

8.3 km W · Lancashire

Photo of Waddington, a village in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Waddington

Village

Picture-postcard Ribble Valley village with a stream running beside the street, flower displays and the riverside Coronation Gardens.

8.4 km N · Lancashire

Photo: Pendle Hill, a 557m hill near Barley in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Pendle Hill

Marilyn near Barley

Brooding whaleback of witch-trial fame.

9 km NE

Photo of Downham, a village in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Downham

Village

Stone estate village at the foot of Pendle Hill, kept free of aerials and road markings and often called the loveliest in Lancashire.

9.5 km NE · Lancashire

Photo of Browsholme Hall, a house near Bashall Eaves in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Browsholme Hall

House near Bashall Eaves

Tudor-fronted country house near Bashall Eaves, home to the Parker family for over five centuries.

9.8 km NW

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Photo of Whalley Abbey Gatehouse, a ruined abbey in Lancashire, north west England.

Whalley Abbey Gatehouse

Abbey · Cistercian near Whalley

Stone gatehouse of the 1300s that guarded the outer precinct of Whalley's Cistercian abbey, standing beside the village's great railway viaduct.

0.4 km S

Photo of St Mary's Church, Whalley, a church in Lancashire, north west England.

St Mary's Church, Whalley

Church near Whalley

Old parish church beside Whalley Abbey, keeping three carved Anglo-Saxon crosses in its churchyard.

0.4 km SE

Photo along the Ribble Way, a 70-mile long-distance path running from Longton to Ribblehead, England.

Ribble Way

Long-distance path

Sea to source up the Ribble valley, from the marshes at Longton to the high fell country above Ribblehead.

2.1 km W · Lancashire, North Yorkshire & Cumbria

Photo of The Aspinall Arms, a pub near Great Mitton, Lancashire, north west England.

The Aspinall Arms

Pub near Great Mitton

Big riverside dining pub where the Ribble and Hodder meet at Mitton, with gardens down to the water.

2.6 km NW

Photo of All Hallows Church, Great Mitton, a church in Lancashire, north west England.

All Hallows Church, Great Mitton

Church near Great Mitton

Grade I church above the Ribble-Hodder junction, famous for the Shireburn Chapel's carved marble effigy tombs.

2.8 km NW

Photo of The Three Fishes, a pub near Great Mitton, Lancashire, north west England.

The Three Fishes

Pub near Great Mitton

Landmark Ribble Valley dining pub at Mitton, showcasing regional Lancashire producers.

2.9 km NW

Great Mitton

Village

Tiny village above the Ribble-Hodder meeting, with the medieval All Hallows Church and the Aspinall Arms and Three Fishes.

3 km NW · Lancashire

Photo of The Shireburn Arms, a pub near Hurst Green, Lancashire, north west England.

The Shireburn Arms

Pub near Hurst Green

Seventeenth-century inn at the heart of Hurst Green, at the start of the Tolkien Trail.

4.6 km W

Photo of Hurst Green, a village in Lancashire, north west England.

Hurst Green

Village

Ribble Valley village at the gates of Stonyhurst College and the start of the Tolkien Trail.

4.6 km W · Lancashire

Everything else within 10 km (43) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.