Outdoor activities
For the perfect peaceful, relaxing holiday, with access to some excellent invigorating walks and cycle rides right from the gate, Throstle Hall Cottage is an ideal base for Ribble Valley and Yorkshire Dales, and, of course, Pendle Hill and surrounding countryside.
Walking
Ogden Reservoir and Fell Wood (pdf)
Aitken Wood(pdf)
Black Moss (pdf)
Pendle's own Three Peaks (PDF 3.1mb)
Barley - Barrowford (PDF 1.8mb)
Downham Circular Walk 2 (pdf)
Downham Circular Walk 3 (pdf)
Stocks Reservoir Circular (pdf)
Tolkien Trail (pdf)
Forest of Bowland AONB Discovery Guide (pdf)
Birding in Bowland Leaflet (PDF 5.5mb)
Cycling
Gisburn Forest Mountain Bike Trails (pdf)
Gisburn Forest Family cycle route leaflet (pdf)
Bowland By Bike (pdf)
Pendle cycleway (pdf)
Pennine cycleway (pdf)
North Lancashire Bridleway (pdf)
The Pennine Bridleway (pdf)
Fishing
The Rising Fishery This fishery boasts 3 lakes, with disabled access. The Rising is aimed at families and juniors who enjoy a good day's fishing in attractive surroundings.
Raygill Fishing Lakes fly fishing for brown, blue, rainbow & golden trout on two well stocked lakes. www.raygillfisheries.co.uk
Events
Pendle Walking Festival is a week of free guided walks catering for all abilities, including children usually held at the end of August beginning of September each year.
Festival Bowland a wide range of events including guided walks details in the Forest of Bowland Discovery Guide.