The Old Loft

Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley, North West England

Set in Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley, The Old Loft is a cosy cottage sleeping two, ideal for a couple after a peaceful escape in the Lancashire countryside.

The Slaidburn Archive is right on the doorstep, just 0.1 miles away, perfect for a quick visit. Clitheroe Castle Museum is a little further at 6.9 miles, while the Settle Station Signal Box is 9.5 miles away if you fancy venturing further. Clitheroe station, 6.7 miles from the cottage, offers a convenient link for those arriving by rail.

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Fri 13 Nov · 19:30

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Fri 13 Nov · 20:00

The Great Victorian Ghost Hunt

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Sat 14 Nov · 19:00

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Sleeps: 2
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🏖️ Nearest beaches

River Ribble at Edisford Bridge Poor6.9 mi

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🚆 Arriving by train

Clitheroe 6.7 miles
Long Preston 8.3 miles
Giggleswick 8.7 miles

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.1 mi

Slaidburn Archive

Slaidburn Archive is a small local history and genealogical resource in the Forest of Bowland, holdi...

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6.9 mi

Clitheroe Castle Museum

Clitheroe Castle Museum sits within the historic castle grounds overlooking the town, housed in the...

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 9.5 mi

Settle Station Signal Box

Settle Station Signal Box is a Grade II listed, timber-built Victorian signal box dating from 1891,...

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 9.7 mi

Museum of North Craven Life

The Museum of North Craven Life is housed in The Folly, a striking Grade I listed gentry house built...

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 10.9 mi

Bancroft Mill

Bancroft Shed was a weaving shed in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England, situated on the road to Skipt...

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 11.4 mi

Ribchester Roman Museum

Ribchester Roman Museum is Lancashire's only dedicated Roman antiquities museum, set in the pictures...

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 12.2 mi

Pendle Heritage Centre

Pendle Heritage Centre in Barrowford combines a museum, shop, 18th century walled garden, bluebell w...

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 12.8 mi

Gawthorpe Textiles Collection

Gawthorpe Textiles Collection is an accredited museum and independent registered charity, caring for...

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 12.8 mi

Gawthorpe Hall

Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan country house on the banks of the River Calder, in Ightenhill, a ci...

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Castle & Heritage · 6.9 mi

Clitheroe Castle

Stately Home & Palace · 7.2 mi

Gisburne Park

Stately Home & Palace · 9.3 mi

Lawkland Hall

Stately Home & Palace · 9.6 mi

Hacking Hall

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