Mountain

The Ridge

Located in Worston, Ribble Valley District Coordinates: 53°52′58″ N 2°21′05″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 149 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Chatburn; 1.1 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport45 km; MAN Manchester Airport60 km

About The Ridge

The Ridge is a mountain. Location: Worston, Ribble Valley District. Elevation: 149 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Worsaw Hill and Clitheroe Castle Hill.

Photos of The Ridge

Clitheroe Castle Lux01 at English Wikipedia · Public domain

Climate of The Ridge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (148 mm)
Driest month: May (73 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

12° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

138

Feb

Mar

111

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

112

Sep

120

Oct

142

Nov

148

Dec

147

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of The Ridge
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	138	86	111	77	73	87	91	112	120	142	148	147

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to The Ridge

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 45 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 12 km to the southeast.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 45 kmeast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 60 kmsouth
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 69 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Burnley Population: 149.4K 12 kmsoutheast
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 17 kmsouthwest
Preston Population: 313.3K 27 kmsouthwest
Bolton Population: 141.3K 34 kmsouth
Bradford Population: 366.2K 41 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from The Ridge

Within 100 km: 701 historic and cultural sites, 1,821 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km153 places

Bird Island Island 13 kmN
Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 21 kmS
Pendle Hill Mountain 4 kmSE
Longridge Fell Mountain 11 kmW

25–60 km793 places

Great Britain Island 27 kmNE
Ainsdale Beach Beach 56 kmSW
St Anne's Beach Beach 47 kmW
Foulney Island Island 56 kmW

60–100 km1,845 places

High Moor Mountain 63 kmNW
Thurstaston Beach Beach 80 kmSW
Formby Beach Beach 61 kmSW
Roanhead Beach Beach 67 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Chatburn Village, Chatburn
1.1 km N
Worston Village, Worston
0.3 km SW
Clitheroe Town, Clitheroe
3.7 km SW
Grindleton Village, Grindleton
2.7 km NW
Chatburn Village, Ribble Valley District
1.3 km N
Waddington Village, Waddington
4.2 km W

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Worsaw Hill Mountain, Worston
1 km NE
Clitheroe Castle Hill Mountain, Clitheroe
3 km SW
Waddow Hill Mountain, Waddington
3.6 km W
Pendle Hill Mountain, Barley-with-Wheatley Booth
3.8 km SE
Clitheroe Castle Historic site, Clitheroe
3.1 km SW
Tosside Beck River, England
3.8 km N
Beacon Hill Mountain, Grindleton
5.3 km N
The Alleys Landmark, Clitheroe
2.7 km W

The Ridge

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026