Nature

Dunsop Bridge is the entrance to the famous Trough of Bowland. Lovely winding paths from here through the moors to Lancaster are popular with thousands of fell walkers.

Nestling under the bulk of Pendle Hill this is one of the loveliest villages in Lancashire, quiet and unspoiled, with a gurgling brook running past the village green and stone-built cottages.

Chipping is a picturesque village on the slopes above the River Loud.

Chatburn takes its name from St Chad, an Anglo Saxon saint. Built between two ridges at the foot of Pendle Hill and near to the river Ribble.

Caton lies amidst woodland and farmland in the beautiful Lune Valley.

Calder Vale, despite its remote and beautiful setting is very much a working village and you can still hear the clatter of the weaving looms when the mill is working.

The rural settlement of Brock lies at the northern end of the historic parish of Myerscough and Bilsborrow.

Bolton-by-Bowland is a tranquil and charming little village, with two village greens. The smaller green contains the remains of a 13th Century stone cross and old stocks.

Bashall Eaves stands on the banks of the river Hodder in the parish of Mitton.

Barley, or Barleegh as it used to be known, is the most popular place from which to climb Pendle Hill. The village has a large car park, picnic site and information centre to cater for the many walkers who visit.