Viscount Snowden Memorial Cairn

A modest stone cairn on the Pennine moorland above Colne marks where Viscount Snowden, the photographer and royal patron, spent time exploring this corner of West Yorkshire. It's a proper pilgrimage spot for those who know the area's cultural history rather than a destination you'd stumble upon by accident.

The memorial itself is straightforward - a pile of stones with a plaque, the kind of thing that takes five minutes to visit but rewards you with decent views across the moorland. The walk to reach it is the real draw. You're up on high ground here, where the landscape opens up and you can see why someone interested in photography would have been drawn to the place. The light changes constantly across the valleys.

Historically minded visitors will get the most from it, though serious walkers treating it as a waypoint on a longer moorland tramp will find it worthwhile too. Families with young children might find the location bit bleak and windswept - there's not much shelter or facilities nearby. Allow an hour including the walk from the nearest parking, longer if you're planning a proper hike.

If you're staying at Shay Gate Farm Campsite or Trawden Forest Glamping, both close by, this makes a solid morning outing before heading down to explore Colne's textile heritage or venturing toward Bronte Country Park further afield. Free to visit, obviously - it's a cairn in the middle of nowhere.