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Haworth
The steep-cobbled Pennine village where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote, with the Parsonage Museum and moorland walks to Top Withens.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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Hameldon Hill
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Hameldon Hill
Hameldon Hill is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Accrington, 30km from Trough of Bowland.
Hameldon Hill is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,500 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Accrington, about 4 km away.
Hameldon Hill is a Carboniferous sandstone hill with a summit elevation of 409 metres (1,342 ft), situated between the towns of Burnley and Accrington in Lancashire, England. It is listed as a "HuMP" or "Hundred Metre Prominence", its parent being Freeholds Top, a Marilyn near Bacup.
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Hapton and hamlets of Clowbridge and Dunnockshaw in the Borough of Burnley, Huncoat and Baxenden in Hyndburn, and Crawshawbooth, Goodshaw and Loveclough in the Borough of Rossendale.
Located on the western side of the Pennines, its summit is the highest point an isolated area, separated from the South Pennines and the West Pennine Moors. The Cliviger Gorge lies to the east, the Rossendale Valley to the south, and the valley of the River Hyndburn to the west. Pendle Hill stands to the north, across the wide valley of the Lancashire Calder.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hameldon Hill?
Within an hour or so of Hameldon Hill: Haworth (24 km), Trough of Bowland (30 km), Rapha Clubhouse Manchester (31 km), Malham Cove (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Hameldon Hill?
The nearest famous roads are Trough of Bowland, Holme Moss and Woodhead Pass.
Where is Hameldon Hill?
Hameldon Hill is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Accrington.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,500
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.7557, -2.2919
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Hameldon Hill
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Trough of Bowland
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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
cafe
Rapha Clubhouse Manchester
Manchester's cycling culture hub offering specialty coffee, kit, and a community space for riding enthusiasts.
31 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
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
ancient ruins
Bolton Abbey
Romantic 12th-century Augustinian priory ruins on the banks of the River Wharfe, surrounded by 30,000 acres of moorland and woodland.
37 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Hameldon Hill
- 30 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.
- 38 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.
- 41 kmWoodhead PassThe A628 trans-Pennine route over bleak moorland past the Woodhead reservoirs, frequently closed by snow and high winds.
- 44 kmPen-y-ghentThe most distinctive of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a 694 m stepped ridge above Horton in Ribblesdale.
- 45 kmSnake PassA twisting road through the Peak District connecting Sheffield and Manchester, beloved by motorcyclists and driving enthusiasts.
- 45 kmSnake Pass (A57)The Woodhead-era Telford road over the Pennines between Glossop and the Ladybower reservoirs, with fast curves and frequent winter closures.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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