Sites and Facilities

Barker Brow

Barker Brow Car Park is located on the B6245 near Ribchester offering a base for the Ribchester Countryside walks namely Barker Brow to Copster Green a 7 mile circular walk taking in places of interest. It also gives access to the River Ribble and the Ribble Way.

Close to the Roman Village of Ribchester, site of a former Roman Fort of Bremetenacum founded in the First Century AD. Its ancient history is recorded in the museum which has many Roman artifacts. Ribchester has been the scene of excavations and investigations from the 16th Century to the present day. The museum seeks to present a picture built up by this research.
The dog depicted on the wall of New Hall Farm, just off the site, was the bases for Sir Arthur Cowan Doyle's "Hound of the Baskervilles".

Disabled Facilities
Metalled car park offering 10 car parking spaces (although none are disabled parking bays) views over the Ribble Valley and Ribchester. National grid ref. SD 662 351.

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Lancashire County Council 100023320 2004.