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Mitre Inn, Hampton Court Bridge, East Molesey

East Molesey

in the county of Surrey

Clapper Bridge

Postbridge

in the county of Devon

Recommended Towns & Villages near Rufford

Chorley, Lancashire, from Hurst Hill with Anglezark resevoir in foreground

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction E)

The town's historic roots go back beyond the Bronze-Age, as evidenced by findings in the 20th century...

St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction SW)

This attractive village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. It is perhaps best known for the evocative ruins of St. Catherine's Church...

All Saints Church, Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction S)

Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan...

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction SE)

Wigan is a sociable town with a long history, it received it's Royal charter in the middle of the 13th-century, but prior to that the Roman's had built a settlement here...

The Corn Exchange. 1832. Preston, Lancashire.

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NE)

This is the town that was at the centre of the cotton spinning industry for well over a hundred and fifty years. ..

Holy Trinity Church, Hoghton, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction NE)

It was here that James I created "Sirloin" when he supposedly knighted his beef!..

Freshfield, Formby Looking out to sea

Formby (18 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SW)

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Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SW)

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Pier at Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire. New Years Day 2006

Lytham St Anne's (86 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction NW)

St. Anne's has a fine sandy beach backed by grassy sand dunes and a fascinating pier, first built in 1885 and subsequently rebuilt and remodelled...

Taylor Park snow

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (12.8 miles, 20.5 km, direction S)

Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style...

Late afternoon at Crosby

Crosby (31 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction SW)

Modern day Crosby straddles the Irish Sea, it is a mainly residential area with a coastline of sands - including the Blundell Sands, thus named for the Blundell family...

View of Blackpool Beach on 10 July 2005, taken from the top of the big weel on central pier!

Blackpool (310 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lancashire (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction NW)

Blackpool, long famous for its vast illuminated Golden Mile, commenced its rise to fame way back in the Victorian Era when the famous seafront consisted of no more than a single row of houses...

Hall-ith-Wood, Bolton

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction E)

The clogs and black smoke image of Bolton has long since gone, in its place is a fine city with beautiful buildings and a diverse range of attractions sufficient to satisfy the most demanding tourist...

River Ribble

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NE)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Perch Rock

New Brighton (30 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction SW)

New Brighton in the Wiirral may not be quite what the traditional Brighton of the South of England is, with its extravaganza of a Royal Pavilion, but what it does have is well worth sampling...

A picture of Speke Hall

Liverpool (619 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Merseyside (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction SW)

World famous for it's football team and the birthplace of the Beatles , from early humble origins Liverpool, over the centuries has grown and developed to become one of the most.....

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction E)

This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower...

Oswaldtwistle Town Hall & Civic Theater, Union Road, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (18.4 miles, 29.5 km, direction NE)

This is a large, typical Lancashire village lying close to the urban sprawl of Blackburn and Accrington...

Vintage tram passing through Cleveleys

Cleveleys (127 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction NW)

Less bustling than its busy neighbour Blackpool, Cleveleys lies on the same 15 mile stretch of beautiful golden sands...

Warrington Centre

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction SE)

This town can claim to have something made for Queen Victoria, which was famously rejected by her - this is the pair of Golden Gates made in 1850 for Sandringham House...

Recommended attractions near Rufford

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(0.2 miles, 0.3 km)

Rufford Old Hall was presented to the National Trust in 1936 by Lord Hesketh. The Old Hall is a medieval manor house of splendid.....

Pink flamingo, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere (52 Pictures)

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction W)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction E)

Join Merlin, King Arthur and his brave knights of the Round Table at the Kingdom of Camelot and explore five magical lands filled.....

Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction E)

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Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NE)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction NE)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NE)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction NE)

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Freshfield, Formby Looking out to sea

Formby Reserve (2 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction SW)

A beautiful stretch of coastline offering a large expanse of beach, sand dunes and pine woods where you can glimpse the rare but.....

A picture of Friends Meeting House

Friends Meeting House (2 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction S)

George Shaw of Bickerstaffe first established this handsome stone-built house of 1679 as a place of Quaker worship, since then.....

Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction NE)

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Knowsley Hall, Knowsley, the oldest surviving wing built in 1435.

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction S)

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Croxteth Hall, Liverpool

Croxteth Hall (9 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction S)

This magnificent Hall was once the home of the Molyneux family, Earls of Sefton, who were second in importance to the Earls of.....

Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction E)

The name of this spacious green park situated at Darwen in Lancashire epitomises the endeavour of the local borough engineer who.....

Blackpool Beach and Tower taken 19 May 2005

Blackpool Pleasure Beach (9 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction NW)

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A section of the waterfall, taken in the grounds of Smithill's Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction E)

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The Sealion Pool, Blackpool Zoo, taken August 2005

Blackpool Zoo (10 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction NW)

Blackpool Zoo, situated in Lancashire, England, is a popular zoological park known for its wide variety of animals and.....

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction E)

An observation tower circa 1897Standing at 86ft high, apparently you can sometimes see the Welsh Hills from it on a very clear.....

Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.7 km, direction NE)

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The famous Cavern Club in Liverpool

The Cavern Club (8 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction SW)

The most famous club in the world....


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