In the Ribble Valley, our quiet country lanes make exploration a real pleasure and with country inns, market towns and plentiful historic sites, you will have time to enjoy many an excursion. Here you can relax in the fresh air, walk the hills, stroll along riverside paths or explore fascinating villages. Historic Clitheroe with its 11th century Norman Keep and a high street described as having the most intresting shops for curios, antiques, clothing etc. of any town in the UK. Whalley - A smaller Clitheroe with its historic Abbey. Visit the village of Dunsop Bridge, officially identified as “the centre of the kingdom, drive through the unfenced Trough of Bowland with crystal clear mountain streams and the fells reaching striaght up from the narrow pass. Visit the Gisburn Forest which has numerous laid out walks and cycle routes through the countryside all around Stocks Reservoir which at any one time, offers 20 or 30 different types of wildfowl and the surrounding woods offer other varied wildlife and birds. If you are a little more adventuresome, Settle, the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales, is only 15 miles distant along a road which takes in some of the most beautiful countryside in Europe. Howarth and Bronte country is a feasible day’s journey. Even the Lake District can be easily reached by quick access to the M6. Visit Historic Lancaster, for a day full of history and shopping. Just a short distance is Longridge, which offers a good selection of shops and antique gallereis. There are also many ancient churches well worth a visit. Why not take a trip to Manchester and visit the Science Museum or take the our round Manchester United's football ground. You could even visit the Trafford Centre shopping complex. Manchester can easily be reached,in approximately 1 hour by car or take the train from Whalley 15 minutes away.