Local Information
Tourist information
Settle, Skipton and Clitheroe
Public Transport
Railway: Long Preston (4.19mi, 6.75km)
Bus services: Tosside village, Long Preston, Slaidburn and Bolton by Bowland.
Travel information: Traveline Timetable Finder and Journey Planner
Food Shopping
Most of our local major Supermarkets will do Home deliveries to Our Cottages use post code BD23 4SJ and select Lower Gill.
Forest of Bowland Local Food Directory (pdf)
Supermarkets and food shops in Settle Clitheroe and Skipton. There is a market in Settle every Tuesday, with regular stalls including organic veg.
Cowman’s Butchers Clitheroe (The Famous Sausage Shop)
Roy Porter Butchers Chatburn (organic butcher)
Growing with Grace organic fruit and veg. Farm shop web site
The Ribble Valley Food Trail (pdf)
Places to Dine
The Old Vicarage Tea Room (Tosside) - Cafe BistroThe Plough (Wigglesworth) - restaurant food
Maypole Inn (Long Preston) - for family pub with good food
Be A Garden Maker Tearoom and Garden Centre
The Coach and Horses (Bolton by Bowland) - Inn
Riverbank Tearooms (Slaidburn) good for a snack
The Inn at Whitewell - for more special occasions
Church Services
Tosside, Slaidburn, Settle, Longpreston, and Dunsop Bridge (Catholic)
Banks Post Offices
Barclays, HSBC, Nat West and Lloyds TSB have branches in Settle plus Post Office.
Essential Services
In Settle there are Doctors, Dentist, Vets, Pharmacy, and Opticians.
