Around The Ribble Valley

Today we decided to explore The Ribble Valley and just go with the flow. Our first stop was Clitheroe Castle which is an early Norman castle set on an isolated crag jutting out of the Vale of The Ribble. It was lovely to walk round something so historic and steeped in history....and lovely views of Pendle Hill.....renowned for its famous witches!
In the afternoon we stopped of at Whalley Abbey......most of this Abbey was still intact even though building was started in 1340 and completed in 1388. The last Abbott was a John Paslew, unfortunately he was involved in a rebellion against the
ecclesiastical policy of Henry V111 and therefore John Paslew and a certain number of monks were executed in the year 1537. I did feel a bit spooked here, I thought I heard the monks in prayer.....but it was probably the wind !!






Pendle Hill.

Clitheroe Castle