Peel Tower
356m (1168ft)
Peel Tower is in The South Pennines and The Forest of Bowland, Greater Manchester, England
Peel Tower on Holcombe Moor standing above the clouds during a temperature inversion
You can walk to the top of Peel Tower by using any of these 3 route maps:
Walk gm108 Peel Monument from Holcombe
A short but steep ascent to stunning views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4ml (6.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 590ft (180m) |
| Time: | 2.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Holcombe Moor Car Park - Branch Rd - Top O'th' Moor Farm - Peel Tower - Taylor's Farm - Redisher Wood - Holcombe Brook - Holcombe Moor Car Park
Walk gm198 Bull Hill from Holcombe
Gentle ascents to good views - can be wet
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.25ml (8.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 686ft (210m) |
| Time: | 2.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Holcombe Moor Car Park - Holcombe - Higher Tops - Chatterton Close Farm - Buckden Wood - The Rossendale Way - Beetle Hill - Bull Hill (Holcombe Moor) - Pilgrim's Cross - Harcles Hill - Peel Tower - Top o'th'Moor Farm - Branch Road - Holcombe Moor Car Park
Walk gm156 Bull Hill and Peel Monument from Holcombe
Gentle ascents to good views - can be wet
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.75ml (11km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,050ft (320m) |
| Time: | 3.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Holcombe Moor Car Park - Holcombe - Higher Tops - Chatterton Close Farm - Buckden Wood - The Rossendale Way - Beetle Hill - Bull Hill (Holcombe Moor) - Pilgrim's Cross - Harcles Hill - Peel Tower - Taylor's Farm - Redisher Wood - Holcombe Brook - Holcombe Car Park.
Interactive Walking Maps
See Peel Tower and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Map:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
See Peel Tower and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Map:
The Forest of Bowland and The South Pennines
Less data - quicker to download
You can find Peel Tower & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Peel Tower
Sean Mccallister walked up Peel Tower on November 28th, 2020 [from/via/route] Walk gm156 Bull Hill, Peel Tower & Redisher Wood from Holcombe [with] Jade Haq [weather] A little showery at the start, but soon dried up. Very boggy ground in places & a steep, slippery downhill from peel tower into Redisher wood.
Christine Shepherd climbed it on March 29th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from The Hare & Hounds, Holcombe Moor. [with] On my own [weather] Lovely spring sunshine.
Margaret Richards bagged it on February 4th, 2013 [from/via/route] Holcombe to Beetle Hill & Peel Tower [with] Don [weather] cold & wet usually
Syd Barnes hiked Peel Tower on January 25th, 2014 [from/via/route] Car park [with] Eugene, Jo and Sharon [weather] Cloudy, windy & cold
Iain Ballard and Geoffrey Robertshaw have both walked, climbed & bagged Peel Tower.
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Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Peel Tower
Peel Tower from the Trig Point on the summit of Bull Hill (Holcombe Moor)
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