Clitheroe is an historic and attractive market town within the Ribble Valley with many small specialised shops. The station is situated close to the town centre and overlooked by the old castle keep. Clitheroe Castle was probably built by Roger de Lacey between 1177 and 1194, although a castle is first mentioned on site in 1102. The castle has what may be the smallest keep in the country and the view from the walkway around the keep is well worth the effort of climbing the limestone knoll where the castle perches rather precariously. Adjacent to the Castle is the Castle Museum which highlights the rich history of the area. The town itself boasts some interesting buildings and churches and there are several hostelries and restaurants for the traveller to find sustenance.

Clitheroe is situated in limestone country and the surrounding area is peppered with limestone quarries. There are beautiful walks into the Ribble and Hodder valleys and a favourite local walk involves climbing the broody Pendle Hill, home of the Lancashire witches, which dominates the skyline above the town. Walkers will be reward with fine views from the summit in particular up the Ribble Valley towards Ingleborough and Ribblehead.

Address

Clitheroe Station
Railway View Road
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 2ED

Grid Reference

SD 741420 – for a map visit www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk and enter the grid reference.

Operator

Northern Rail Ltd.

Timetable

Manchester to Blackburn and Clitheroe

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Facilities

• Unmanned station (but see below)
• Transport Interchange Office (Mon to Fri 06.45 – 17.15, Sat 08.00 – 15.30,  Sun 09.15 – 14.45 providing national rail information and tickets and other public transport information)
• Hourly service to Blackburn and Manchester Victoria
• DalesRail service on summer Sundays – click here for details
• Car park (at rear of station on Chester Avenue – 30 spaces including disabled)
• Waiting shelters
• Additional seating on platforms
• Secure cycle storage on car park (keys from Interchange office)
• Long Line Public Address
• CCTV
• Community notice board

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Other Information

• Bus interchange 50 yards from station – click here for bus timetables or here for maps
• Rail User Group – Ribble Valley Rail
• Friends of Stations group – RVR (contact Brian Haworth on 01772 533196)
• Clitheroe Castle is 10 minutes walk from the station, click here for more information
• Annual real ale festival held in St. Mary’s Centre on Church Street

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