Manor House Farm Park

For a mix of woodland strolls, lace up your boots and head to Gisburn Forest car park (20 minutes' drive), where there's a café and visitor centre to help get you pepped up for your adventure. Just around the corner from here, Stocks Reservoir (20 minutes) has some very scenic circular trails, plus a wide range of fishing opportunities for anglers. Sticking in Lancashire, you might like to visit National Trust properties like Gawthorpe Hall (30 minutes), or the waterfalls at Earby (20 minutes) or Clitheroe Castle Museum (20 minutes). And that's all in the east of the county – you could also make a day of it in the west at ever-popular seaside spots like Blackpool (an hour) or Morecambe (an hour and five minutes). Nearby North Yorkshire is also full of things to do, from exploring the well-preserved castle keep or Leeds-Liverpool Canal in Skipton (30 minutes) to making your way up to Malham Cove (30 minutes) or setting out for scenic railway Nearby North Yorkshire is also full of things to do, from exploring the well-preserved castle keep or Leeds-Liverpool Canal in Skipton (20 minutes) to making your way up to Malham Cove (30 minutes) or setting out for scenic railway journeys on the Settle to Carlisle railway (20 minutes).