Great Harwood is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Billington, 23km from Trough of Bowland.
Great Harwood is in England, United Kingdom, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Billington, about 4 km away.
Great Harwood is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, located 5 miles (8.0 km) north east of Blackburn and adjacent to the Ribble Valley. Great Harwood is part of the "Three Towns" conurbation along with the towns of Clayton-le-Moors and Rishton. In 2001, the town had a population of 11,220, whichRead more decreased to 10,800 at the census of 2011.
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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Haworth
The steep-cobbled Pennine village where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote, with the Parsonage Museum and moorland walks to Top Withens.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
cafe
Rapha Clubhouse Manchester
Manchester's cycling culture hub offering specialty coffee, kit, and a community space for riding enthusiasts.
36 km · about 40 min drive
film location
Malham Cove (Deathly Hallows camp)
Harry and Hermione camp on the limestone pavement at the top of this 80m curved cliff in Deathly Hallows Part 1.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Malham Cove and Malham Tarn
An 80m curved limestone amphitheatre with a rare limestone pavement on top, and England's highest lime-rich lake nearby.
36 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
Janet’s Foss
A small waterfall dropping into a pool below a tufa screen, on the walk from Malham village to Gordale Scar.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Gordale Scar
A jaw-dropping limestone ravine with waterfalls tumbling between overhanging cliffs near Malham.
37 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Great Harwood
23 kmTrough of BowlandRemote 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.
42 kmPen-y-ghentThe most distinctive of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a 694 m stepped ridge above Horton in Ribblesdale.
46 kmHolme MossA 524 m Pennine pass on the A6024 topped by a landmark transmitter mast, a celebrated cycling climb used in the 2014 Tour de France.
49 kmWhernsideThe highest point in Yorkshire at 736 m, forming the long whaleback ridge above Ribblehead Viaduct.
49 kmWoodhead PassThe A628 trans-Pennine route over bleak moorland past the Woodhead reservoirs, frequently closed by snow and high winds.
52 kmSnake Pass (A57)The Woodhead-era Telford road over the Pennines between Glossop and the Ladybower reservoirs, with fast curves and frequent winter closures.