| Sightseeing in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England is made all | | | | through the efforts of the Rover Company and |
| the easier due to this town's strategic location. It sits | | | | Rolls-Royce that it was able to be born. The |
| on the southern borders of the Forest of Bowland. | | | | still-in-operation Swan and Royal Hotel hosted |
| This makes it an ideal staging place for tourists | | | | meetings of engineers from both companies back |
| desiring to explore the region. The forest itself is a | | | | then. |
| designated Area of Natural Beauty (AONB), and is an | | | | Clitheroe itself, with a population of 22,000 people, is |
| unspoiled wild place. Because of this, it offers | | | | also home to numerous small independent shops and |
| opportunities for scenic hiking, biking and small bird | | | | stores. This will please most any sightseer or tourist |
| hunting. | | | | on the hunt for bargains on curios or other items. |
| Clitheroe boasts a classic example of a Norman era | | | | Swan Courtyard, which is a small shopping mall, also |
| "keep," or central castle tower that is used as a | | | | contains several cafes where the hungry tourist can |
| dungeon. It's notable that it's also one of the smallest | | | | find a tasty meal. |
| in England. Known as Clitheroe Castle, it is one of the | | | | The northwestern county of Lancashire has a |
| oldest buildings in the county of Lancashire. | | | | population of some 1.5 million or so people. It enjoys |
| Impressively, the modern-day town can also boast of | | | | a scenic coastline, with picturesque views of the Irish |
| one of the lowest unemployment rates in the United | | | | Sea to the west. It can trace its founding back to |
| Kingdom. For this, it can thank several companies, | | | | the 12th century. Traveling and touring through both |
| each of which employ hundreds of people. | | | | this county and the town of Clitheroe and the Forest |
| As a matter of interesting historical note, it was in | | | | of Bowland is bound to be a pleasing experience for |
| Clitheroe that the jet engine was developed. It was | | | | most any tourist. |