Free to visit and walk around. Information boards dotted around to inform you of the history. This is Abbey was quite big in its day of Henry VIII. It was a a Cistercian Abbey from 14th Century.

There is a cafe in the grounds and a car park making easy access for less able. some surfaces in the grounds and uneven but some are hard and flat. There are stone benches beside the river to enjoy a picnic. Toilets on ground level, disabled access

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1. The Dog Inn – Whalley Abbey Gatehouse loop from Whalley

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2. Whalley Abbey Gatehouse – Whalley Village Centre loop from Clitheroe

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