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Clitheroe Oldest Sites - Castle, Wells and Church: A Guided Tour

Clitheroe Castle, Castlegate, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1AZ

  • 13 Sep 2025
  • Online & In person
  • Pre-booking preferred

THE IMPORTANCE OF SITE - A STROLL ACROSS CLITHEROE'S LIMESTONE REEF KNOLL. A guided tour of Clitheroe's finest Vernacular Sites (C12th Castle Keep and three Tudor Wells) and Thomas Rickman's Moot Hall (1820) and St. Mary Madeleine Church (1829).

 

This year's Clitheroe Town Wells Conservation Campaign (CTWCC) contribution to Heritage Open Days will link our three 'pre-Norman Well' sites to other key sites and conditions which have influenced the foundation and development of Clitheroe from its pre-Norman origins.

Through some of oldest building in the Parish - and certainly the oldest sites - we aim to show how this social religious, political and geological have interacted to form the town as we traverse its strategic Carboniferous Limestone ridge.

By this event we will demonstrate the significance of our three ancient Town Wells to the foundation and development of our town and why they need to better conserved, interpreted and - where possible - repurposed so they can continue to be seen and appreciated by future generations.

The Guided Tour will last approx 90 minutes. there will also be a 'Self Guided 'option. Visitors which to do so will be able to download a Guide from HOD and CTWCC Website nearer the day.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 13 September:
10.00 and 14.00

Location & directions

Clitheroe Castle, Castlegate, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1AZ

Directions:
Full direction for the Guided Tour and Self Guided Tour can be viewed on CTWCC's website line @ www.clitheroe3wells.com
Contact on day:
steve burke
Telephone number:
+447975518113

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking preferred
Booking conditions:
Pre Booking, via CTWCC Secretary Steve Burke, for the Guided Tours is preferred. This will avoid disappointment if the free event is oversubscribed. Pre-booking TBC by noon 29th August 2025. Self Guided Tours will be available to download, via CTWCC's Website,from 7th July 2025.
Booking contact name:
Steve Burke
Booking telephone number:
+447975518113
Booking email:
[email protected]
Booking website:
https://clitheroe3wells.com
Booking opens:
07 Jul 2025 12:00 AM
Booking closes:
29 Aug 2025 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

The Stroll across Clitheroe from Castle to Church via the towns wells requires a reasonable degree of mobility given the inclines and declines that exist here. This is particular the case at Clitheroe Castle.

Additional information

All information about the Guided and Self Guided Tours will be accessible on CTWCC's Site by Noon on 7th July 2025.

Max no of people per tour:
20
Est. tour duration:
1 hour(s) 45 minute(s)

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