Bowland Forest Low, Forest of Bowland

Name: Bowland Forest Low
Address: Forest of Bowland, United Kingdom

#16 among attractions in Forest of Bowland

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Bowland Forest Low is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, covering some 5,500 acres of the Forest of Bowland. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 168, falling to 160 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the hamlets of Whitewell and Cow Ark. From northwards clockwise, it borders the civil parishes of Newton, Bashall Eaves, Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley, Bowland-with-Leagram and Bowland Forest High. Before 1974, it formed part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°54'36"N, 2°29'24"W

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Bowland Forest Low – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clitheroe Castle, Lancashire Witches Walk, Swan Court Shopping Arcade, Clitheroe Castle Museum.

4.8 miSE
Historical place, History museum, Romanesque architecture
Clitheroe Castle, Clitheroe
123 min walk • Clitheroe Castle is a ruined early medieval castle in Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. It was the caput of the Honour of Clitheroe, a vast estate stretching along the western side of the Pennines.
4.6 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lancashire Witches Walk
117 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...
4.8 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Swan Court Shopping Arcade, Clitheroe
123 min walk • Swan Court Shopping Arcade or Swan Courtyard is an open-air shopping centre in the town of Clitheroe in Lancashire, England.
4.8 miSE
Romanesque architecture, Museum, History museum
Clitheroe Castle Museum, Clitheroe
123 min walk • Clitheroe Castle Museum is located in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, in the former Steward's House, a Grade II listed building that was built in the 18th century to house the steward of Clitheroe Castle.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Longridge Fell
86 min walk • Longridge Fell is the most southerly fell in England, near the town of Longridge, Lancashire. It lies at the southern end of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
3.9 miSW
Church
St Bartholomew's Church
101 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is in the village of Chipping, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with that of St Michael, Whitewell.
3.4 miSE
Church
St Helen's Church
86 min walk • St Helen's Church is in the village of Waddington, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the Diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with that of St Catherine, West Bradford.
4.4 miS
Universities and schools
Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe
113 min walk • Stonyhurst College is a co-educational Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition, on the Stonyhurst Estate, Lancashire, England. It occupies a Grade I listed building. The school has been fully co-educational since 1999.
0.6 miSE
Historical place, Vernacular architecture
Browsholme Hall, Clitheroe
16 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.
4.2 miNE
Church
St Andrew
108 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.
4.7 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Clitheroe
121 min walk • St Mary Magdalene's Church is located in Church Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. It is the Anglican parish church of the town, and is in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.