natural wonder
Malham Cove
Vast curved limestone cliff rising 80 metres from the valley floor, crowned with an extraordinary limestone pavement of weathered clints and grykes.
25 km · about 30 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Barrowford works well as a base: 10 minutes from Foulridge, 25km from Malham Cove.
Barrowford is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 5,378, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Barrowford sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Barrowford to your route.
Barrowford ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England, north of Nelson, near the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Barrowford is on the Marsden–Gisburn–Long Preston turnpike. One of the original toll houses can still be seen at the junction with the road toRead more
Colne. The toll house was restored in the 1980s and is owned by the trust which operates nearby Pendle Heritage Centre. Barrowford is about half a mile from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and a set of seven locks leads to the highest section of the canal between Barrowford and Barnoldswick.
About a mile on from the locks heading towards Leeds is Foulridge Tunnel known locally as the "Mile Tunnel". The packhorse bridge near Higherford Mill is the oldest in Barrowford, dating to the end of the 16th century. It formerly lay on the old main road to Gisburn, which was superseded by the Turnpike road built in 1804.
The modern Anglican church (St Thomas') was built to replace the original church of 1839, which burnt down in 1964.
The village has two rivers: Pendle Water, which flows through it, and Colne Water, which joins Pendle Water behind the site of the now demolished Samuel Holden cotton mill and flows down from the moors above Colne.
The first residential home for the deaf in Lancashire was established at Barrowford in 1929.
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Barrowford is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 53.8465 latitude, -2.2184 longitude.
Barrowford has a population of approximately 5,378 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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natural wonder
Vast curved limestone cliff rising 80 metres from the valley floor, crowned with an extraordinary limestone pavement of weathered clints and grykes.
25 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
Romantic 12th-century Augustinian priory ruins on the banks of the River Wharfe, surrounded by 30,000 acres of moorland and woodland.
26 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A jaw-dropping limestone ravine with waterfalls tumbling between overhanging cliffs near Malham.
26 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Remote moorland pass through the Forest of Bowland linking Lancaster and Dunsop Bridge, following the route the Pendle witches were marched to trial in 1612. Sweeping single-carriageway bends with barely a building in sight.
27 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
A motorcycle-friendly cafe nestled in the Yorkshire Dales, perfectly positioned on some of northern England's finest riding roads.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Magnificent Victorian railway viaduct with 24 arches striding across the bleak moorland of the Yorkshire Dales, an engineering marvel of the 1870s.
41 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Manchester's cycling culture hub offering specialty coffee, kit, and a community space for riding enthusiasts.
41 km · about 45 min drive
national park
Classic English countryside with limestone pavements, waterfalls, and stone-walled valleys.
43 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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