Suggesting Clitheroe as well, but then I’m local, my families from there and I’m a member of the bike club! Cracking views from the castle too, as well as Pendle Hill nearby, lots of excellent eateries roundabout. The Calves Head at Worston just down the road on the A59 never fails for us. Oh and the market is good too, some cracking cheese stalls 😉 !

Skipton..street market on a Saturday , castle, nice shops, riverside walks and the happiest people in the country apparrantly

Developments afoot at Merseyway – The Mersey has recently been revealed. There is now a hole in the ground where one can view the majestic flower.

Just need to pull the rest of it down and Stockport will be on its way.

We can only hope. On the plus side the market hall area is quite nice now and there is a great selection of good pubs.

Skipton..street market on a Saturday , castle, nice shops, riverside walks and the happiest people in the country apparrantly

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Another vote for the Victorian Spa town of Ilkley. Pootle round the shops, coffee at Bettys (prepare to queue), you might catch a brass band at the bandstand opposite, walk up to White Wells or the Cow and Calf rocks, go down to the river to feed the ducks, go on the playground, walk along the riverbank paths. Loads of food options. Take your mtb or road bike and it’s even better.

Uppermill and the Saddleworth area. Surprised nobody’s suggested that yet…

Howarth
Hebden
Helmsley

I’d second Bakewell on a nice day.
See the hundreds of trout in the river – some are pretty big.
A mile out of town, hire a bike and ride the Monsal Trail – excellent on a sunny day.

If you’ve done enough half way though the day, drive down to Matlock, or, the Derbyshore seaside town, Matlock Bath for fish chips and peas at £3.

cao keep openoo expensive tn only be one choice.. Rochdale..

we ve got folks coming from thousands of miles away that like it so much they stay forever

we a great gothic town hall.. closed as its to expensive to maintain

we ve got a new set of traffic lights.. well we w ill have in another 6 months but the roads have been closed for 6 months while they get them ready

we re digging up the town centre and town square so you can permanently see the victorian sewers and river that were covered up 20 years ago

and we ve the only mcdonalds in the land that had to close due to lack of business

but if drugs and drive by shootings are your thing we ve got them in spades..

cao keep openoo expensive tn only be one choice.. Rochdale..

we ve got folks coming from thousands of miles away that like it so much they stay forever

we a great gothic town hall.. closed as its to expensive to maintain

we ve got a new set of traffic lights.. well we w ill have in another 6 months but the roads have been closed for 6 months while they get them ready

we re digging up the town centre and town square so you can permanently see the victorian sewers and river that were covered up 20 years ago

and we ve the only mcdonalds in the land that had to close due to lack of business

but if drugs and drive by shootings are your thing we ve got them in spades..

Ashbourne (including Carsington Water)
Melton Mowbray – you can stock up on some proper Pork Pies.
Bakewell is a good shout – you can pop into the Thornbridge Brewery while you’re there and stock up!