Ward's Stone, Forest of Bowland

Name: Ward's Stone
Address: Forest of Bowland, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Forest of Bowland

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Ward's Stone is the highest hill in the Forest of Bowland, England. Its flat top hides two trig points nearly a kilometre apart. The western trig point sits atop of large rocks, including one, the Ward's Stone, that is so large it attracts boulderers and climbers. ()

Coordinates: 54°1'22"N, 2°37'27"W

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Forest of Bowland United Kingdom

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Day trips

Ward's Stone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crook o' Lune, Great Stone of Fourstones, Wray Chapel, Clougha Pike.

5.7 miNW
Bridge
Crook o' Lune, Halton-with-Aughton
146 min walk • The Crook o' Lune or Crook of Lune, about three miles north-east of Lancaster, Lancashire, is a horseshoe bend of the River Lune, which here meanders through meadows and low hills into a wooded gorge.
6.7 miNE
Rock, Nature, Natural attraction
Great Stone of Fourstones
172 min walk • The Great Stone of Fourstones, or the "Big Stone" as it is known locally, is a glacial deposit on the moorlands of Tatham Fells, England, straddling the county border between North Yorkshire and Lancashire, near Bentham in the District of Craven.
5.6 miN
Church
Wray Chapel
142 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is in the village of Wray, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Clougha Pike
77 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.
2.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Grit Fell
56 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.
4.8 miNW
Church
St Paul's Church
123 min walk • St Paul's Church is in the village of Brookhouse, Caton-with-Littledale, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn.
2.4 miE
Hill
Wolfhole Crag, Forest of Bowland
61 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.
5.6 miNE
Church
Church of the Good Shepherd
144 min walk • The Church of the Good Shepherd is on Tatham Fell in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn.
3.7 miSW
Church
Christ Church
94 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.
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
White Hill
128 min walk • White Hill is a hill in the Forest of Bowland, north-western England. It lies between Slaidburn and High Bentham. The summit houses a tower and a trig point. In medieval times, the hill marked one of the northernmost limits of the Lordship of Bowland.
4.3 miSE
Mountain pass, Valley, Park
Trough of Bowland, Lancaster
110 min walk • The Trough of Bowland is a valley and high pass in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Lancashire, England.