Forest of Bowland cottages offer great holiday accommodation for those looking to discover those unspoilt places that are truly far away from the pressures of modern life. With wild fells, open moorland and small valleys dotted with farms the Forest of Bowland in east Lancashire is one such place. Though only vestiges of the ancient royal hunting forest remain, this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty offers some dramatic scenery.
Until quite recently visitors have been unable to access many of its rugged fells as private landowners reserved them for grouse-shooting. However visitors are beginning to discover this attractive, but less well-known, part of the western Pennines where a network of footpaths cross ancient moorland and waterfalls cascade through the wild Bowland Fells.
The River Ribble winds its way through the Forest of Bowland from its source above the famous railway viaduct at Ribblehead in the neighboring Yorkshire Dales.
As it flows downstream through a more pastoral, rolling landscape it reaches Clitheroe, the only centre of population in the Forest of Bowland. This cosy market town is dominated by a massive rock, crowned with the keep of Clitheroe Castle and lies between fells of the Forest of Bowland and the majestic and brooding whale-back shaped Pendle Hill, a Lancashire landmark famed for its stories of the Pendle witches.
So why not browse our selection of Forest of Bowland cottages and see what catches your eye?
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Melling Dub, Tosside, Nr Settle. View on map>
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Higher Tatham. View on map>
Laytham’s Farm, Back Lane. View on map>
Laytham’s Farm, Back Lane. View on map>
Higher Tatham. View on map>
