Links and Tourist Information

The Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (A.O.N.B.) website provides information for visitors to the area.

Clitheroe Colf Club A beautiful, 18 hole parkland course Designed by James Braid in 1932 and located in the heart of the Ribble Valley. , it has been improved steadily over the years, has a standard scratch of 71 and a length of 6,323 yards. It presents a searching test of golf without being too demanding physically, or too intimidating for the longer handicap player.

Leaflets produced by local tourist bodies in PDF format

Local walking and cycling

Gisburn Forest Guide (PDF 313kb)

Stocks Reservoir Walk (PDF 610kb)

Gisburn Forest Mountain Bike Trails (PDF 5.7mb)

Slaidburn to Dunsop Bridge (PDF 1,859kb)

Dunsop to Chipping (PDF 1326kb)

Dunsop Bridge - Dunsop Valley 8km (1 hour) (PDF 279kb)

Slaidburn Local Attractions and Activities (PDF 4,089kb)

Foresf of Bowland

Bowland By Bike (PDF 3,466kb)

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

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)

Visitor Attractions and things to do

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

Bowland Wildboar Park web site

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

Holden Clough Plant Nursery web site

Equine Therapy Centre at Rathmell web site

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