Bowland Forest High, Forest of Bowland

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

#17 among attractions in Forest of Bowland

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Bowland Forest High is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, covering some 20,000 acres of the Forest of Bowland. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 163, falling to 144 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the settlements of Hareden, Sykes, and Dunsop Bridge. It covers Sykes Fell, Whins Brow, Croasdale Fell and Wolfhole Crag. Before 1974, it formed part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°56'46"N, 2°31'12"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Lancashire Witches Walk, Longridge Fell, St Bartholomew's Church, Parlick.

3.7 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lancashire Witches Walk
96 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...
5.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Longridge Fell
143 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.
4.8 miSW
Church
St Bartholomew's Church
123 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.
5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Parlick
129 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.
5.8 miSE
Church
St Helen's Church
148 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.
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Fair Snape Fell, Forest of Bowland
109 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.
3.4 miSE
Historical place, Vernacular architecture
Browsholme Hall, Clitheroe
87 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.
3.4 miNE
Church
St Andrew
86 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.
4.4 miE
Hill
Easington Fell, Forest of Bowland
113 min walk • Easington Fell is a Marilyn in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. It has been surveyed to be 70 cm higher than a nearby fell of almost identical height, namely, Waddington Fell. This is visible in the background of the photo.
2.4 miSE
Memorial
Scheduled monuments in Lancashire, Forest of Bowland
62 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...
6.8 miNW
Hill
Ward's Stone, Forest of Bowland
173 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.