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View from Boulsworth Hill
There are several excellent view points in the County that give impressive views of Lancashire and the surrounding area on a 'clear day'. The most popular and easily accessible are listed below. Don't forget to take a camera, you may be able to take some breathtaking photographs, but remember to keep an eye on the weather forecast. If you do get a clear day we would love to see them, and we may even put them in the photograph pages.
Map showing locations of view points
This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission
of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office
© Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright
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Lancashire County Council 100023320 2004.
1. LITTLE CRAGG CAR PARK
The site is located in Littledale and provides good opportunities for direct
walking on the Clougha Access Areas and Bains Cragg, where substantial views
can be obtained. Both short and long distance walks can be achieved from the
site.
2. JUBILEE TOWER
Situated on the road between Lancaster and Abbeystead the tower affords
good panoramic views over the Lancashire Plain, Morecambe Bay and the hills
of Bowland. The site is on the edge of the Clougha Access Area and good walking
can be achieved to Grit Fell and Ward's Stone. The site is also on the edge
of the Wyre Valley and there are many footpaths which link the historical settlements
around the area such as Dolphinholme and Abbeystead and the hills to the south
such as Grizedale Fell. Ordnance Survey Grid Ref: SD 782 367.
Parlick Fell
3. PARLICK FELL
Situated in the south western corner of Bowland, Parlick Fell, at 432 metres
offers commanding views of the surrounding Bowland Fells. It also provides a
route onto Fairsnape Access Area. Parlick Fell is very popular with Hang gliders
and parascenders who can regularly been seen using the Fell as a base for jumping
Bowland Fells from summit
4.
BEACON FELL SUMMIT
A triangulation pillar is situated on the site of where the beacon would have
stood. Records show that there was a beacon here as long ago as 1002 AD. Later
maps show it as part of a chain used to warn of impending danger such as the
approach of the Spanish Armada in 1588. More recent beacons have been used to
celebrate such occasions as Coronations and Jubilees. Rising to a height of
266 metres above sea level the summit gives fantastic panoramic views of the
Bowland Fell and Parlic Fell
View from car park at Jeffrey Hill
A small car park overlooking the valley of the river Loud and the villages of Chipping, access to the Bowland Fells and the Access Areas of Fairsnape and Parlick. This sight provides spectacular view on a clear day.
6. LONGRIDGE FELL
Longridge fell affords panoramic views over the Hodder Valley, Forest of Bowland,
the Pennine Hills, Ribble Valley and the Lancashire Coast can all be seen. There
are several car parks around the Fell. Ordnance Survey Grid Ref: SD 658 411
Longridge Fell
7. PENDLE HILL
Pendle Hill, although part of the Forest of Bowland AONB, is separated
from the main area of the Bowland Fells by the Ribble Valley. It is famous for
its association with the Lancashire Witches and from the summit of 577m there
are spectacular views of Bowland, the Yorkshire Dales and the Ribble Valley.
There are several walks that can be embarked upon around Pendle Hill including
one of the stages of the Ribble Way
View from Foster's Leap
8. BOULSWORTH HILL
Boulsworth Hill, at 517 metres above sea level, is on the edge of the Pennine
Hills. Good views are afforded from the summit particularly of the pennine Hills,
Pendle Hill and north east lancashire. limited parking can be found at Thursden
Picnic Site on the "C" class road from Burnley to Hebden Bridge via
Widdop Reservoir, at Wycoller Country Park and at Trawden near Colne. Details
of walks around this area are available from Pepper Hill Barn Information Centre,
Wycoller. Tel: 01282 870253.
Pendle's Three peaks offers three walks in an unspoilt corner of lancashire. The walks include the hills of Pendle, Boulsworth and Weets. Pendle is the highest of the Three Peaks. Its summit reaches a height of 1,838 ft (557m). Information is available from Barnoldswick Tourist Information Centre. Tel: 01282 666704. Printer Friendly Version | About our website | Top of page | Environment Directorate Copyright © 2008, Lancashire County Council | Site Terms What's New | Site Map | (External) Tell us what you think about our site...