'It's just so tranquil, we've got beautiful views and lovely walks just out your door'
A number of villages and communities can be found in the foothills of the Forest of Bowland and Ribble Valley , areas of outstanding natural beauty in Lancashire .
With views of Pendle Hill in the background, the beauty of West Bradford is evident from the moment you step foot in the village. No matter which side you enter from, the you automatically feel as though you've stepped into a village postcard-ready scene, fit with everything you'd want in your perfect idea of a sleepy place to live - except the lack of a shop perhaps.
As we get to know West Bradford, we bump in to resident Margaret Smith who has lived in the village for 12 months two years ago and has returned to live in the village once again. "It's very quiet and everyone's really friendly," Margaret told LancsLive when we visited the area. "So it's quite nice for them to have community as well. There's families and young people as well, but there is a high proportion of retired people."
During this time, many villages and towns exercised their community spirit they'd be talking about for decades prior, with West Bradford a place that truly had each other's back. Having opened the only pub in the village 16 years ago, the landlady of the Three Millstones Inn, Lauren Foster, was instrumental in this.
"They had it for about two years and did a lot of the work. So when we took over, we just got the keys on a Friday and opened up on the Monday. We've done quite a bit of work to various things and then we've added the rooms as well. We've got 11 bedrooms as well now, those weren't there when we moved in."
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