A few years ago, a friend suggested we should visit the Forest of Bowland, and in particular the Trough of Bowland. To be honest, until then, Kay and I had never even heard of these places, let alone knew where they were. When we learned that they were in northern Lancashire, we realised we’d skirted the area many times before, when traversing the country to visit my sister, who lives in the Lake District.
Recently, when we were discussing plans for our next tour, Kay suddenly remembered that conversation, so we started looking more closely at the campsites in the area, and duly booked a Caravan and Motorhome Club site just a few miles away from Clitheroe.
Arriving at Acre Hill CL, we were soon set up, the kettle was on, and we spent the day relaxing and taking in the glorious views from the campsite.
‘While we ate, the clouds lifted, and we began to see why this
