Rowan Bank Caravans

Small Lancashire working farm 20 minutes' drive from Skipton
Half an hour's drive to Malham Cove and Janet's Foss
Peaceful grass pitches with Pendle Hill views and easy access from A59

Now, here’s a nifty spot for a break near the Lancashire/North Yorkshire border – Rowan Bank Caravans is in a handy location at a small working farm in between the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, putting you within easy reach of all sorts of walks and other outdoor activities. Getting out to see it all should be easy enough too – although the surroundings here are thoroughly rural, the farm sits in the middle of a triangle of A roads for easy outings, with the closest one being the A59. (Don’t worry about road noise though – they’re close enough to be convenient but not so close that they cause any disturbance…) One of the things you’ll see as you take in the scenery around the site is Pendle Hill, the famed home of the witches – it’ll take you about 25 minutes to drive to Barley to pick up the trail to the top. A similar length of drive gets you to some of the Yorkshire Dales’ highlights too, including Malham Cove and Janet’s Foss waterfall. Skipton, meanwhile, is about 20 minutes away and has plenty of shops, restaurants and takeaways as well as a castle. In fact, the area has quite a few places to eat out, buy local produce or get a good drink – and the best way to find them is to chat to your site hosts David and Carol, who are happy to give you all the local info. Pitches at Rowan Bank have been kept fairly simple in style, in keeping with their peaceful farm atmosphere, but you’ll have access to a toilet block and a washing-up area. Dogs are welcome if kept under close control.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Pop-up campsite

Dogs 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 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

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

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

Type

Farm Pop-up campsite Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Location

Rowan Bank Caravans

Horton-in-Craven

Newsholme

Lancashire

England

BD23 3JP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.96118°N
2.20352°W

Nearest transport

Coach

7.4 mi Bus Station

7.5 mi Bus Station Stand 8

8.7 mi Broadway

Rail

3.6 mi Hellifield Rail Station

4.2 mi Gargrave Rail Station

4.4 mi Long Preston Rail Station

Ferry

29.3 mi Heysham Ferry Terminal

Airport

23.1 mi Leeds Bradford International 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

Skipton (20 minutes’ drive) is a good place to start – not only is it a handy shopping town, it’s also got a castle to visit (with a woodland walk), an indoor pool and boat trips along the canal. Clitheroe (also 20 minutes) is another good town to visit, home to what’s said to be the smallest Norman castle in England, with a playground and landscaped gardens. If you’re here for the country walks, you’ll have heaps of choice. Popular trails include the climb up Pendle Hill (25 minutes), the walks around Malham Cove, Malham Tarn and Janet’s Foss waterfall (half an hour) and the wooded walks of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (20 minutes). For an easier way to see some of your surroundings, take a ride on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (25 minutes) or set off for Settle (25 minutes) to experience some of the scenic Settle-Carlisle line.

Food and drink

Thali Punjabi Restaurant 1.8 mi
Buck Inn Pub 2.4 mi
Rolls Royce Leisure Restaurant 2.8 mi
Coniston Hotel Restaurant 2.8 mi
La Locanda Restaurant 2.9 mi
The White Bull Pub 3 mi
Hellifield Social Club Pub 3 mi
Balsamini Pizzeria Restaurant 3 mi
Barlick Raj Balti Restaurant 3.1 mi
Hindolinis Restaurant 3.2 mi

Groceries

Aldi 2.8 mi
Co-op Food 3.2 mi
Co-op Food 4 mi
Co-op Food 4.3 mi

Parks and play

Victory Park 2.7 mi
Tottie's Park 2.9 mi
Valley Gardens park 3 mi
Bank Street Park 3.1 mi
Thorndale Street Playground 3.2 mi
Clough Park Play Area Playground 3.3 mi
Clough Park 3.3 mi
Memorial Gardens park 3.4 mi
Letcliffe Country Park 3.6 mi
Letcliffe Play Area Playground 3.6 mi

Family days out

Thornton Hall Country Park 3.1 mi

Public transport

Greenberfield Lane 2.5 mi
Ghyll Golf Club 2.7 mi
Coates Lane 2.7 mi
Ghyll Lane 2.8 mi
Coates Avenue 2.8 mi
Roundell Road 2.8 mi
Brogden Street 2.8 mi
Ben Lane 2.8 mi
Marton Road End 2.8 mi
Coates Estate 2.9 mi

What’s nearby

Rolls Royce Leisure golf area Golf course 2.8 mi
Ghyll Golf Club Golf course 2.9 mi
Lower Park Marina 3.6 mi
Lower Park Marina 3.7 mi

Local services

Texaco Fuel station 2.8 mi
Townhead Surgery Doctors 3.1 mi
Morley Foot Clinic Doctors 3.2 mi
Old Yorkshire Bank Clinic 3.2 mi
Well Pharmacy 3.2 mi
Everest Pharmacy 3.2 mi
Barnoldswick Medical Centre Clinic 3.2 mi
77 Garage Fuel station 3.3 mi
Shell Fuel station 3.4 mi
Whitworth Pharmacy 3.9 mi

Must see

Gawthorpe Hall 11.6 mi

Bronte Parsonage Museum 13.5 mi

East Riddlesden Hall (NT) 14.4 mi

Oswaldtwistle Mills 16.6 mi

Beacon Fell Country Park 19.3 mi

National Trust

Malham Tarn Estate 9.8 mi

Gawthorpe Hall 11.7 mi

East Riddlesden Hall 14.4 mi

Hardcastle Crags 15.5 mi

Brimham Rocks 22.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

GLEDSTONE HALL 1.3 mi

Gisburn and Weets Hill 2.9 mi

Horton and Bracewell 3.1 mi

Gisburn and the Ribble 3.1 mi

Langber Lane 3.6 mi