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Rishton is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Accrington, 25km from Trough of Bowland.
Rishton is in England, United Kingdom, with about 6,600 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Accrington, about 4 km away.
Rishton is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Clayton-le-Moors and 4 miles (6 km) north east of Blackburn. It was an urban district from about 1894 to 1974. The population at the census of 2011 was 6,625.
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Within an hour or so of Rishton: Trough of Bowland (25 km), Haworth (31 km), Rapha Clubhouse Manchester (34 km), Malham Cove (38 km).
The nearest famous roads are Trough of Bowland, Holme Moss and Woodhead Pass.
Rishton is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Accrington.
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Full driving guide for United Kingdom8 notable places within an hour's 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The steep-cobbled Pennine village where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote, with the Parsonage Museum and moorland walks to Top Withens.
31 km · about 35 min drive
cafe
Manchester's cycling culture hub offering specialty coffee, kit, and a community space for riding enthusiasts.
34 km · about 40 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
film location
Harry and Hermione camp on the limestone pavement at the top of this 80m curved cliff in Deathly Hallows Part 1.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
An 80m curved limestone amphitheatre with a rare limestone pavement on top, and England's highest lime-rich lake nearby.
38 km · about 45 min drive
waterfall
A small waterfall dropping into a pool below a tufa screen, on the walk from Malham village to Gordale Scar.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A jaw-dropping limestone ravine with waterfalls tumbling between overhanging cliffs near Malham.
39 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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