Trough of Bowland, Lancaster

Name: Trough of Bowland
Address: minor road from Lancaster towards Skipton, Lancaster, United Kingdom

#26 among attractions in Lancaster

Mountain pass, Valley, Park

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The Trough of Bowland is a valley and high pass in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Lancashire, England. ()

Elevation: 801 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°58'9"N, 2°34'15"W

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minor road from Lancaster towards SkiptonLancaster United Kingdom

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Trough of Bowland – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lancashire Witches Walk, Parlick, Fair Snape Fell, Clougha Pike.

5.5 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lancashire Witches Walk
140 min walk • The Lancashire Witches Walk is a hauntingly picturesque hiking trail that weaves through the scenic countryside of Lancashire, United Kingdom. This trail is steeped in history, spanning approximately 51 miles, and is designed to commemorate the tragic story of the...
5.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Parlick
131 min walk • Parlick is an approximately cone-shaped steep-sided hill at the extreme south of the main range of Bowland fells in Lancashire, England. Its bog-free sides make it more popular with walkers than the shallow boggy hills to its north. Paths zigzag up this hill from the south, or for the more strenuous ascent a straight path can be chosen.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Fair Snape Fell, Forest of Bowland
99 min walk • Fair Snape Fell is one of the larger hills in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. It occupies a position in the very south of the main range of fells, alongside and just to the north of Parlick, to which it is joined by a ridge.
6.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Clougha Pike
169 min walk • Clougha Pike is a hill in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. From the west it looms over the Conder Valley, the city of Lancaster and Lancaster University.
5.9 miSE
Historical place, Vernacular architecture
Browsholme Hall, Clitheroe
150 min walk • Browsholme Hall is a privately owned Tudor house in the parish of Bowland Forest Low in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It is claimed to be the oldest surviving family home in Lancashire. Since 1954, it has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.
5.2 miE
Church
St Andrew
133 min walk • St Andrew's Church is in Church Street, Slaidburn, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bowland, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds. Its benefice is united with that of St George, Dunsop Bridge.
5 miSE
Memorial
Scheduled monuments in Lancashire, Forest of Bowland
128 min walk • This is a list of scheduled monuments in the English county of Lancashire. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list by the...
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Grit Fell
147 min walk • Grit Fell is a lonely hill between Clougha Pike and Ward's Stone in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. Covered by heather and large bogs, it is difficult walking country.
4.3 miNW
Hill
Ward's Stone, Forest of Bowland
110 min walk • Ward's Stone is the highest hill in the Forest of Bowland, England. Its flat top hides two trig points nearly a kilometre apart.
3.3 miN
Hill
Wolfhole Crag, Forest of Bowland
84 min walk • Wolfhole Crag is a lonely and seldom-visited hill in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. Its seclusion is due in part to its low profile and long approach walks. A long path approaches from Ward's Stone in the west which is fraught with bogs. Another tarmac path from Tarnbrook meets this half way.
4.8 miW
Church
Christ Church
122 min walk • Christ Church, Over Wyresdale, stands in an isolated position to the west of the village of Abbeystead, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.