The Area

Laneside House is uniquely placed on the borders of both the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Forest of Bowland, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Host to some of the UK’s best countryside pubs and restaurants, set amongst the countrys’ finest beauty spots. The Forest of Bowland is also home to the 'centre of the kingdom' officially declared by the Ordnance Survey as the exact centre of the British Isles.

Scenic autumn valley with winding road, stone farmhouse, wooded hills, and a large rounded mountain.

Famous Walking & Cycling Surroundings

  • The Yorkshire 3 Peaks; Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent, Whernside

  • Malham Cove, Gordale Scar, Janets Foss

  • 3000 acre Gisburn Forest

  • The Trough of Bowland

  • Pendle Hill

  • Bolton Abbey

Three horseback riders traveling along a country path through a green countryside pasture with sheep and rolling hills.

Activities & Entertainment

  • Luxury Hotel Spas, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Off Road Driving, Horse Trekking all within a 30 min drive.

  • Everyman Cinema & Food Hall at Holmes Mill Clitheroe, within a 15mins drive.

  • 1hr from the famous Lake District and lesser known seaside beauty spots of Silverdale and Arnside.

  • 1hr from the airport cities of Manchester & Leeds

Ivy-covered stone Coach & Horses pub with chimneys, outdoor benches, and hanging sign

Some of UK’s best English Pubs

  • The Coach and Horses, Bolton-by-Bowland 

  • The Inn At Whitewell, Whitewell

  • The Angel at Hetton 

  • The Parkers Arms, Newton-In-Bowland 

  • The Rum Fox, Sawley Rd, Grindleton 

  • The Listers Arms, Malham 

  • Mitton Hall, Clitheroe

Chef plating roasted eggplant with vegetables using black tweezers

Private Chefs & Catering

  • Wild Garlic Dining, wildgarlicchefs.co.uk 

  • Emanuele Diana, emanueleprivatechef.com 

  • Squeaky Duck Dining, squeakyduckdining.co.uk 

Aerial view of a historic stone castle and green grounds overlooking a sunlit town and rolling hills.

Local Market Towns

  • Settle

  • Clitheroe

  • Kirkby Lonsdale

  • Skipton

  • Grassington

People arranging fresh flowers and greenery at a floral workshop table with pruning shears and water pitchers

Hired-in Activities

  • Enya Moriarty, enyamoriarty.com

Sip & Paint, Floristry & Wreath Workshops, Calligraphy & Cake

  • Michelle Batty, craven.leafycouture.co.uk

Floral Workshops