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Clitheroe in general

Newest Review: ... Witch country and Pendle Hill looms large over many sleepy hamlets, which today are the haunts of hikers and home to me. History can be seen in Clitheroe with its Norman keep that dominates the limestone rock high above the town and can be seen from the back of my house. You can also visit the local Clitheroe Castle Museum which is open from 11am ? 4.30pm. In Ribchester you can tread in the footsteps of Roman centurions who were stationed at a garrison here. You could also stop a while in Whalley and Sawley and walk amidst the ruins of their Cistercian Abbeys. The Ribble Valley has a wide selection of first class accommodation, restaur... more

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Clitheroe in general: Visit the centre of the kingdom (522 words)
by - written on 28/04/02
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Come and visit the location for the new BBC series Born and Bred, which is set in Downham, which is a sleep hamlet set in a valley just below Pendle Hill. The Ribble valley is well worth a visit, wheather for a day trip or weekend break or a holiday. It is a perfect holiday destination, it is also the place were with hundreds of square miles of peaceful countryside. It is also the place where I am luck enough to live and work. Here you can relax in the fresh air, walk the hills, Pendle Hill or Longridge Fell or stroll along riverside paths of the Ribble, Hodder and Calder or explore a number of ancient villages, such as Downham, Grindleton, Waddington, Slaidburn or Hurst ... Read the complete review

Clitheroe & The Ribble Valley (1547 words)
by - written on 04/04/01 (Very useful, 1111 readings)
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If you draw a vertical line, on a map of the British isles from the east coast of John’O’Groats in Scotland, to the south coast of Weymouth, a horizontal line from Cleveleys on the Fylde coast, to Beverley in Yorkshire, the chances are that the point at which these lines cross is in the heart of an area known as the Ribble Valley. Clitheroe, a small ancient market town between the cliff top ruins of a Norman Castle and the hillside St Mary Magdalene’s Church is located within this valley. It is nestled in the shadow of the bulk of ‘Pendle Hill,’ famously known through it’s association with Lancashire witchcraft, but is the ... Read the complete review