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Recommended Towns & Villages near Baxenden

Accrington, Lancashire. From the top of the Coppice

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (1.8 miles, 2.8 km, direction NW)

Some of the town's loveliest architecture comes from the Victorian era, this can be seen in the elegant Victorian Market Hall with its clock and rich display of sculpture...

Union Road, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (2.5 miles, 4.1 km, direction W)

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

Padiham. Burnley Road.

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (4.9 miles, 8.0 km, direction N)

Padiham is a thriving Lancashire town lying on the Calder River. It is most famous as the home of Gawthorpe Hall, a noted country estate built early in the 17th-century for the.....

Overlooking East Lancs railway from St.Catherines Close, Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (5.9 miles, 9.6 km, direction S)

The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction S)

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

Autumn through Mill Wood

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction NW)

This pretty Lancastrian villages the setting for historic Stoneyhurst, a noted school which was founded in the 16th-century...

Ribchester

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction NW)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction E)

Todmorden lies on the historic border between Yorkshire and Lancashire in an area of the Calder Valley ringed by the hills of the Pennines...

Waddington Village, Lancashire

Waddington (29 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction N)

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Bolton Town Hall seen through cherry blossom, Spring 2003.

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.7 miles, 18.7 km, direction S)

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...

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

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SW)

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

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire seen from the road to Heptonstall

Hebden Bridge (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction E)

This beautiful old town grew up close to the River Hebden at the point where a stone bridge was built as part of a pack-horse route in the 16th century...

Kissing gate

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction NW)

Winner of Britain in Bloom in 2009, and RHS Tourism and Gold achievement awards, Chipping is a charming village located above a fast flowing stream at the edge of the Bowland forest. Its character can be seen in its ancient cobbled streets and lovely 17th century properties...

River Darwen bridge

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.8 miles, 23.7 km, direction W)

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

John Gilbert Pub, Worsley Brow

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction S)

Just 20 minutes car journey away from the center of Manchester is the historic town of Worsley, which is best known for its scenic walks along the historic Bridgewater canal......

Forest Of Bowland, near to Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire

Dunsop Bridge (70 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction NW)

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Slaidburn, Hodder Valley, Lancashire

Slaidburn (55 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction N)

An eye catching place with a pretty village green and a scattering of stone cottages set in an idyllic spot on the banks of the River Hodder...

River Irwell, Salford

Salford (47 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction S)

The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry...

Haworth, West Yorkshire

Haworth (227 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction E)

Haworth is famous the world over for its connections with the Bronte sisters, the famous novelists...

Recommended attractions near Baxenden

Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction NE)

Gawthorpe Hall, home of the Shuttleworth family for several centuries lies close to the traditional Lancastrian market town of.....

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 8.9 km, direction SW)

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

Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum (2 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction NE)

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Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction W)

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Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction SW)

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

One of several waterfalls at Healey Dell, Whitworth, near Rochdale, Lancs.

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction SE)

Healey Dell Nature Reserve on the Whitworth - Rochdale border, sits in a picturesque part of the Spodden Valley. Rich with flora.....

Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill (61 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction N)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction W)

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Lazy afternoon

Clitheroe Castle (41 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction N)

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A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction S)

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Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)

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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)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction SW)

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Sawley Abbey

Sawley Abbey (15 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction N)

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Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction W)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction W)

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Gibson Mill in Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, West Yorks.

Hardcastle Crags & Gibson Mill (6 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction E)

Beautiful wooded valley with 19th-century Gibson Mill at its heart, an exemplar of sustainable energy. This is the flagship.....

Heaton Hall

Heaton Hall (4 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction S)

This divine house is a masterpiece of James Wyatt, one of the greatest architects to come out of the 18th century. It was built.....

Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction W)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction W)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction SW)

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


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