Forest of Bowland Discovery and Events Guide (pdf)
Taste Bowland Local Food Directory (pdf)
Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1964 because the landscape was thought to be of national importance and worthy of protection.
On our doorstrp is the wonderful Gisburn forest which is full of walking and biking trails and also Stocks reservoir which is popular with fishermen and walkers alike and is a delightful 8 mile circuit from the house.
The drive (or cycle) out over the fell and Cross O Greet take you through fantasic moorland landscapes and into the pretty villages of Slaidburn, Newton and then either to the Trough of Bowland for fantastic views, hill walking and tea shops or to the small Ribble Valley town of Clitheroe, where there are wonderful shops and a castle.
