England, United Kingdom · Europe
Bay Horse is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Garstang, 13km from Trough of Bowland.
Bay Horse is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 2,239, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Bay Horse 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 Bay Horse to your route.
Bay Horse railway station (also known as Bayhorse station) was a rural station in Lancashire, England. It was named after the nearby Bay Horse Inn, and later the small hamlet of Bay Horse developed around the station.
The station opened in 1840 on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway, by a level-crossing onRead more
Whams Lane. Many years later, the road was diverted 100 yards (100 m) north to pass under the railway by bridge.
In the 1840s, Jack Smith, an engine driver frustrated by having to wait every Sunday for the level crossing gate to be opened, carried out his threat to drive through the closed gate. The impact was sufficient to derail the small engine, although nobody was injured.
A much more serious accident occurred on 21 August 1848, when a northbound Euston to Glasgow express ploughed into the back of a local train stopped at the station. A woman was killed and about twenty passengers were injured. The woman's 18-month-old child was thrown out of the carriage window but was barely injured.
On 24 October 1861, a northbound mail train collided with a goods train at the station, but only a driver, fireman and one passenger were injured.
The station closed to passengers on 13 June 1960, and to goods on 18 May 1964; the last but one to close on the Preston to Lancaster section of the West Coast Main Line, though the line itself continues.
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Bay Horse is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 53.9687 latitude, -2.7760 longitude.
Bay Horse has a population of approximately 2,239 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Iconic seaside amusement park on England's northwest coast operating since 1896 with historic and modern coasters.
27 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Riverside museum at Backbarrow with 30,000 exhibits including 140 classic vehicles and a dedicated exhibition on the Campbells' Bluebird land and water speed record machines.
35 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Vast curved limestone cliff rising 80 metres from the valley floor, crowned with an extraordinary limestone pavement of weathered clints and grykes.
42 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
A jaw-dropping limestone ravine with waterfalls tumbling between overhanging cliffs near Malham.
43 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
England's largest natural lake, stretching over 10 miles through the heart of the Lake District with stunning mountain backdrops.
47 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Classic English countryside with limestone pavements, waterfalls, and stone-walled valleys.
50 km · about 55 min drive
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