Barnacre Cottages - self catering holiday cottages in Lancashire

<body> <h1>Barnacre Cottages - self catering holiday cottages in Lancashire</h1> Barnacre Cottages are the first and only gold award winning, five-star, self-catering holiday cottages in Lancashire. <p>Created from an 18th century farmhouse, these beautiful farm buildings are now superb holiday cottages graded 5 stars by English Tourism Council, offering luxury self-catering accommodation.</p> <p>Visit <a href="http://www.barnacre-cottages.co.uk/lancashire/index.cfm">Barnacre Self-Catering Holiday Cottages</a> for further information. We are members of Premier Cottages Direct.</p> <p>Barnacre is set in the Forest of Bowland, which is an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. If you enjoy walking, there are many footpaths and lanes to follow, including the popular Nicky Nook and Grizedale Valley walks. The village of Scorton with its café, coffee shop and pub offers a welcome rest and the energy for the uphill walk back. </p> <p>Only four miles away is the small, pleasant town of Garstang, with lots of small shops and a weekly market on the High Street every Thursday. Lancaster is just twenty minutes away, and is a truly historic city with the Castle and Prison especially worth a visit, along with the Museum, Tropical Butterfly House, Dukes Theatre, and summer productions held in Williamson Park. </p> <p>If eating out is your pleasure, there is a wide range of really good restaurants and pubs within a few miles radius of Barnacre. </p> <p>Farther afield, is Kendal in the Lake District. Windermere, Bowness and Ullswater possess their own visitor attractions, ranging from the World of Beatrix Potter to a ride on a steam train at Ravenglass. Holker Hall holds a garden festival in June. Lowther Park holds the famous Horse Trials and Country Show each August. </p> <p>Blackpool has many visitor attractions, including the Pleasure Beach with its 235 feet high Pepsi Max roller coaster, Blackpool Zoo, the Illuminations each autumn, and the famous Blackpool Tower. </p> </body>