The Paddock

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Dog-friendly site on the Lancashire moors
Half an hour's drive from Pendle Hill and Manchester
Shops, pubs and takeaways within five minutes' drive

Up for moorland walks, lake fishing and nature trails? Or more inclined towards grand country houses and city museums? Put your dilemmas aside and sign up for a spell at The Paddock, where all such pastimes are possible. This small and friendly Lancashire site is surrounded by walking and biking paths across the moorlands, as well as being a five-minute drive from the shops, pubs, takeaways and cafés of the village of Ramsbottom. When you’ve returned from days in the hills, canal cruises or city sightseeing, there’s nothing like a campfire to toast your toes around or a barbecue for some outdoor banqueting, and both are permitted here (provided the ground is not disturbed). Dogs are welcome on site too. Footpaths across the wild moors are easily accessible from the site, but if you’re seeking a gentler introduction to the Lancashire countryside, take a 15-minute trip to Jumbles Country Park. Constructed around a reservoir in the Bradshaw Valley, this wooded area is a haven for jays, herons and kestrels, and the walking trails end, conveniently enough, at a café with cake. If you like to do more than walking by the waters, there’s coarse fishing at Jumbles reservoir, and further tench, roach and carp to be caught 40 minutes away at Hollingworth Lake, along with canoeing, kayaking and windsurfing.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Leave the car at home

Luxury

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Location

The Paddock

Sheep Hey Farm

Shuttleworth

Ramsbottom

Bury

Lancashire

England

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Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.65763°N
-2.30945°W

Route directions

Head towards the Duckworth Arms Pub on the A56. Directly opposite the pub, you will see a turning at the end of a stone wall, this is the lane that will take you down to the site. Make sure you take a right turn over the motorway bridge, and then follow the lane down to the bottom. The site is situated on the corner.

Nearest transport

Coach

6.4 mi Blackburn Rd/Three Pigeons

6.5 mi Blackburn Rd/ASDA

7 mi Rochdale Interchange STAND C

Rail

4.3 mi Entwistle Rail Station

5.1 mi Bromley Cross Rail Station

6 mi Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station

Airport

20.1 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 2

20.4 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 1

20.6 mi Manchester Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

If you’re a fan of pedal-powered explorations, pay a call to Lee Quarry Mountain Bike Trail (20 minutes’ drive) or get over to Gisburn Forest (50 minutes) for bike hire and tracks of all types through the Trough of Bowland. Like hikes with history? Starting 25 minutes away in Barrowford, the Pendle Way is a 45-mile circuit passing through, round and up some of Lancashire’s finest terrain, taking in sites from the 17th-century witch trials. Routes up Pendle Hill start from Barley, half an hour away, and end, on fine days, with views right over to the Irish Sea. For history of an urban and industrial kind, you can't beat Manchester, also half an hour away. Mix visits to the Museum of Science and Industry and the People’s History Museum with tours of the Coronation Street cobbles at ITV Studios and boat cruises down the Irwell river. Elizabethan Gawthorpe Hall (20 minutes) has an impressive exterior and elegant insides, topped off with a fine collection of textiles and embroidery. While you're time travelling, don’t forget Bremetennacum, or Ribchester as it became known after the Romans left: 40 minutes away, it’s a pleasant hilltop town with old Roman baths and a museum full of artefacts left by the former Imperial occupiers.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Southport	29.4 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Oswaldtwistle Mills 7.1 mi

Gawthorpe Hall 10 mi

People's History Museum 12.4 mi

Manchester Art Gallery 12.7 mi

Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) 12.7 mi

National Trust

Gawthorpe Hall 10 mi

Hardcastle Crags 13.6 mi

Marsden Moor Estate 16 mi

Rufford Old Hall 20.7 mi

East Riddlesden Hall 23 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Bleakholt - Scout Moor - Waugh's Well - Plunge Valley 0.6 mi

Ramsbottom Round 0.7 mi

Rawtenstall - Rossendale Ski Slope - Cribden Moor 3.2 mi

Turton and Entwistle and Wayoh Reservoirs 4 mi

Haslingden Grane - Calf Hey Reservoir - Ogden Reservoir 4.3 mi

Local events

Parklife Festival (Saturday 8 June 2024 – Saturday 8 June 2024)
Manchester, Lancashire 14.8 mi
RHS Flower Show Tatton Park (Wednesday 17 July 2024 – Wednesday 17 July 2024)
Knutsford, Cheshire 22.1 mi
Creamfields (Thursday 22 August 2024 – Thursday 22 August 2024)
Warrington, Cheshire 26.3 mi
Lytham Festival (Wednesday 3 July 2024 – Wednesday 3 July 2024)
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 27.3 mi
Rewind North (Friday 2 August 2024 – Friday 2 August 2024)
Macclesfield, Cheshire 28.2 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Does The Paddock have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is The Paddock dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near The Paddock? If you’re a fan of pedal-powered explorations, pay a call to Lee Quarry Mountain Bike Trail (20 minutes’ drive) or get over to Gisburn Forest (50 minutes) for bike hire and tracks … Read more