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The Top 8 Gorges in Lancashire
Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 8
to choose from in Lancashire. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info …
to choose from in Lancashire. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info …
Last updated: September 11, 2025
This is a spectacular section of the River Darwen, where a picturesque sandstone gorge leads to a tumbling weir and the 108-foot (33 m) high Hoghton Bottoms Viaduct towers above. …
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Two of the main routes that approach Pendle Hill from the south make use of the deep gullies that have been formed over the ages. Ogden Clough is the principal …
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The broad, south side of Pendle Hill is breached by two cloughs, deep gullies formed by streams. To the west, Odgen Clough is the deepest and most extensive, yet Boar …
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This gorge is known as “The Thrutch” and folklore says the chapel was formed when the King of the Fairies, aiding Robert of Huntingdon to overcome a curse, turned a local coven of witches to stone.
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Old mining area with several water falls - great paths
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Great views from this point looking down Cliviger Gorge and back towards Burnley (well if you want to look that way). Good place for spotting deer down the bottom of the valley.
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Ease Gill Kirk is a very beautiful gorge around the riverbed of Ease Gill. There are, in fact, two gorges here: the Lower Kirk (downstream) and Upper Kirk (upstream). You've …
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The valley of the Whitewell Brook is a great starting point for some fantastic walking on Rossendale’s windswept moors.
Near the settlement of Water, Peers Clough Farm offers bed and …
Near the settlement of Water, Peers Clough Farm offers bed and …
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