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Local area – attractions & amenities
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Kelbrook
Kelbrook has a population of just over 1,000 and borders Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
Our lovely village offers visitors the best of both worlds. Within a few minutes’ stroll you can be surrounded by miles of unspoilt countryside, yet in the other direction are bustling towns and great transport links to the rest of the region.
It boasts two pubs – the Craven Heifer contemporary gastro pub right in the centre of the village and the Stone Trough Inn a 10-minute walk away.
There is the Battered Haddock chippy (where overseas visitors can sample England’s national dish of fish, chips and mushy peas), a Texaco filling station with ATM cashpoint and minimart which stocks essentials, and a children’s playpark.
Another larger playpark with football pitch, skate ramps, bowling green and free tennis courts is a 10-minute walk away in the neighbouring village of Sough.
If you fancy your hand at clay pigeon shooting the Kelbrook Lodge Shooting School is a fabulous fun day out.
And if you would like to take home a souvenir from your stay in the village then a visit to Kelbrook Pottery or the Studio 22b art gallery at Soughbrigdge Mill might be in order.
Earby (1.5 miles north)
Post Office
Co-op Mini Market with ATM cashpoint
Madras Indian Restaurant
Jade Palace Cantonese Restaurant and take-away
Salterforth (1 mile west)
Playground with sandpit
Anchor Inn historic pub (1655 – has stalactites and stalagmites in cellar!)
Leeds-Liverpool Canal
Barnoldswick (2 miles west)
The lovely historic mill town of Barnoldswick is just up the road with a regular market plus lots of boutique shops, cafés, restaurants and pubs. The community cinema shows movies at regular intervals. It’s home to the famous Rolls-Royce aircraft engine factory and the headquarters for Silentnight beds.
The town has two supermarkets (a Co-op and an Aldi), two parks (Victory Park and Letcliffe Country Park) and two banks (Lloyds and Barclays), although opening hours are restricted.
Barlick Beach – the seaside comes to town every year for the whole of August.
West Craven Swimming Pool and Sports Centre
Bancroft Mill Museum – with its working steam engine.
Weets Hill – 1,302ft
Mario’s Italian Restaurant and take-away
Greenberfield Locks – the highest point on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal.
Foulridge (2 miles south)
Four Elephants contemporary Indian Restaurant
Foulridge Canal Cruises including Mile Tunnel and Foulridge Wharf
Sailing club at Burwain Lake
Cafe Cargo
New Inn pub
Butcher, hairdresser, Chinese takeaway, florist
Colne (3 miles south)
Sainsbury’s, Tesco Express, Aldi, Lidl, Matalan, TK Maxx
Boundary Mill Stores
Train station
Swimming Pool
Wycoller Country Park
Hippodrome Theatre
Colne Muni – theatre and concert venue
Prestige Go-karting
Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival
Barrowford ( 6 miles)
One of the original toll houses, dating from 1804–05, can still be seen at the junction with the road to Colne, complete with a reproduction of the table of tolls which were paid. The toll house was restored in the 1980s and is owned by the trust which operates nearby Pendle Heritage Centre
Barley (8 miles)
Pendle Hill
Thornton-in-Craven (3 miles north)
Elslack (4 miles north)
Tempest Arms gastro pub
Skipton (8 miles north)
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Photo courtesy of Skipton Castle, North Yorkshire
This historic market town is known as “The Gateway to the Dales” and is home to Skipton Castle – a 900-year-old medieval fortress.
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Photo courtesy of Skipton Castle, North Yorkshire - Skipton attracts thousands of tourists every year – perhaps because it has been crowned the Best Place to Live in Britain (Sunday Times 2014), Britain’s Happiest Place (The Independent 2017), the Most Courteous Town (National Campaign for Courtesy 2016), the Best Small Outdoor Market and Best Large Speciality Market (NABMA The Voice of Markets 2017 and 2018)!
The market is located right on the High Street and is held on the cobbled “setts” on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
- There is also Aireville Park and Craven Leisure Centre with facilities including a swimming pool, 14-hole pitch-and-putt course, zipwire, wheelpark (skateboard, BMX, rollerblade), playpark and multi-use games area.
- Skipton is also home to all the major banks, as well as Morrison’s, Tesco, and Aldi supermarkets.
If you fancy a night out, Skipton has a variety of traditional pubs and trendy gin bars, as well as Kooky nightclub. There are three theatres – the Mart Theatre (which doubles up as the cattle market during the day!), the Little Theatre and a further venue at the Town Hall.
Embsay
Embsay Crag
Bolton Abbey
Billy Bob’s Parlour (Yorkshire Dales Ice Cream Factory) and playbarn
Historic ruins
Riverside walks
