Gisburne Park

The present hall was built between 1727 and 1736 by Thomas Lister with two storeys to an H-shaped floor plan, the south frontage having nine bays, the central three recessed, all pebbledashed with sandstone dressings and hipped slate roof.

He was reputed to have planted over a million oak trees in this stretch of the Ribble Valley and in the surrounding parkland kept a herd of semi-wild white cattle which died out in 1859.

[3] In October 1985, Gisburne Park house was converted and extended to become an independent private hospital and rehabilitation centre, with Christopher Hindley being its chairman and later its executive director.

[5] In June 2021, after 36 years, the private hospital closed its doors and Amber and Guy Hindley purchased the building and have plans to convert it into a hotel and wellness resort.

[6] The 1,000-acre parkland, owned since 2003 by Guy Hindley and his American actress wife Amber Mead, is home to Ribblesdale Holiday Park (developed around the old Deer House Farm and dairy).