Boulsworth Hill - Lad Law

About Boulsworth Hill - Lad Law

Boulsworth Hill is a large expanse of moorland forming the highest point of the South Pennines in south-eastern Lancashire, England, separating the Borough of Pendle from Calderdale. Its summit, Lad Law, commands views over Pendle Hill, the Forest of Bowland, the Yorkshire Dales and the South Pennines; on an exceptionally clear day the panorama can take in Scafell Pike and Helvellyn to the north, Ferrybridge power station to the east, the High Peak to the south and the Big One roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach to the west.

The Brontë Way and the Pendle Way both pass along the hill's slopes, providing routes of ascent from Nelson and Wycoller, and a further possibility is to climb from Trawden, the nearest town to the summit. Boulsworth Hill was originally intended to be a highlight of the Pennine Way, which instead passes to its east, and since the CRoW Act it can also legally be climbed from the Yorkshire side, near Hebden Bridge.

The underlying rock is Millstone Grit, which outcrops in several places and forms a steep scarp face along the summit. The hill's covering of acidic grassland provides a valuable breeding ground for red grouse, twite, golden plover and other birds.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Boulsworth Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

General position for England — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in England ·check another location.

Daylight at this summit today

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Daylight

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Civil twilight ends

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Computed astronomically for 53.817, -2.108. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is large boulder 4m SW of trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

Abney level

Record revised

21-Jul-24

Drop measured from

SD946190 · 183 m

Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.

Get food nearby

3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).

Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.

Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.

Nearest listed peaks