Woodpecker Cottage

Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley, North West England

Woodpecker Cottage sits in the Clitheroe and Ribble Valley area of Lancashire, a good base if you're keen on gentle countryside exploring. It sleeps four, making it a sensible choice for a small family or two couples sharing a break away together.

History lovers will find plenty to fill the days, with the Lancashire Infantry Museum, Ribchester Roman Museum and the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum all within a short drive. For those arriving by train, Preston station is the nearest, 8.4 miles from the cottage, making onward travel by car fairly straightforward once you've settled in.

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🚆 Arriving by train

Preston 8.4 miles
Salwick 8.8 miles
Bamber Bridge 10.3 miles

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6.8 mi

Lancashire Infantry Museum

The Lancashire Infantry Museum, based at Fulwood Barracks near Preston, tells the story of the East,...

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 7.3 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 · 7.9 mi

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum

Military museum in Preston, England, United Kingdom

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 7.9 mi

Museum of Lancashire

Currently closed due to funding issues.

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 8.1 mi

Harris Museum

The Harris Museum, now known as The Harris, is a Grade I-listed building in Preston, Lancashire, Eng...

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 8.7 mi

Ribble Steam Railway

Ribble Steam Railway is a museum and heritage railway in Preston, running steam and diesel locomotiv...

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 10.4 mi

Ruskin Library

Academic library in Lancaster, United Kingdom

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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 11.3 mi

Slaidburn Archive

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

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