Pit Hill

The walk up Pit Hill from Clitheroe takes about forty minutes and rewards you with proper views across the Ribble Valley - the kind of vantage point that makes you understand why people choose to holiday in Lancashire at all. It's not a massive peak, but it doesn't need to be. On a clear day you can see across to Pendle Hill and beyond, and the moorland stretches out in all directions with barely another soul about.

This is exactly the sort of walk that families staying at Hedgerow Luxury Glamping or Holgates Ribble Valley can knock out before lunch without anyone getting properly knackered. The path is straightforward enough, though it gets boggy in places, so waterproof boots matter. Allow an hour return if you're dawdling and taking photos. If you're just after a quick leg-stretch, forty-five minutes works.

History types will get something from it too - there's an old quarry up there, remnants of Lancashire's industrial past quietly crumbling away while the view goes on forever. It's the sort of spot where you realise why walkers keep coming back to the Ribble Valley. Not dramatic, not Instagram-obsessed, just a solid morning out with proper air and distance.

The nearest town is Clitheroe, which has cafes and pubs for a post-walk breakfast. It's free to walk, naturally, and works brilliantly as a break from the holiday parks scattered around here. Thornton Hall Country Park and Peaks and Pods are both close enough to make it a regular thing.