But in the village of Sawley, that's exactly what you can expect. Nestled in the Ribble Valley and surrounded by the rolling ...

This walled medieval village is full of half-timbered and charming stone buildings, with winding streets and cobblestoned ...

The village of Sawley is surrounded by the rolling hills of the Forest of Bowland and boasts unrivalled natural beauty and ...

The picturesque settlement is also still home to a number of medieval and post-medieval buildings, and historic pubs.

Heading west through the Inn Valley, they follow the medieval salt road through centuries-old Alpine villages to the Cistercian Monastery of Stams.

Only a small village - it includes a pub, village hall, play area and of course, the ruins of a medieval Cistercian monastery - quite typical really. READ MORE: 'I had no idea' - the Lancashire garden ...