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Recommended Towns & Villages near Blackburn

Old Market Cross, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction E)

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

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (4.3 miles, 6.8 km, direction W)

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

Town Hall

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction E)

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...

Ribble Bridge at Ribchester

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction N)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Autumn through Mill Wood

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction N)

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

Padiham, Lancashire

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction NE)

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.....

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction SE)

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

Drybones Weir, Yarrow Valley Country Park

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction SW)

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

The Corn Exchange. 1832. Preston, Lancashire.

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.9 miles, 14.3 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. ..

Overlooking Paper Mill in Ramsbottom from St.Catherines Way.

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction SE)

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

Bowland Wild Boar Park - Donner and Blitzen

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction N)

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...

St. Helen's Church, Waddington, Lancashire

Waddington (29 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction N)

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Bolton Town Hall seen through cherry blossom, Spring 2003.

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.4 miles, 20.0 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...

Lower Brennand Farm near Dunsop Bridge in the Forest of Bowland

Dunsop Bridge (70 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.6 miles, 22.0 km, direction N)

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The Green at Slaidburn, Hodder Valley, Lancashire

Slaidburn (55 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.2 miles, 24.5 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...

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (15.3 miles, 24.7 km, direction SW)

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...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction SW)

Noted for its picturesque late-medieval manor house Rufford Old Hall, the village of Rufford occupies a fine setting on the fertile Lancashire Plains...

A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 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...

Scorton Priory gateway, Scorton Village, Nr. Garstang, Lancashire.

Scorton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NW)

The picturesque village of Scorton lies to the west of the Bowland Forest beneath the shadow of Calder Fell, in an area much famed for its sparkling streams, fells and forest glades inhabited by wildlife...

John Gilbert Pub, Worsley Brow

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (17.1 miles, 27.6 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......

Recommended attractions near Blackburn

Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(0.3 miles, 0.4 km)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction W)

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Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction S)

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

Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction NW)

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Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction S)

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

Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction W)

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Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction NE)

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

Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction W)

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Lazy afternoon

Clitheroe Castle (41 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction NE)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 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)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction S)

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Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill (61 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction NE)

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Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum (2 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction E)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.6 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.....

Sawley Abbey

Sawley Abbey (15 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction NE)

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A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction SE)

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

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SE)

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

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SW)

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

Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Forest of Bowland (43 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction N)

This high region of grouse moor and high fells crossed with deep narrow valley's was once a hunting ground of Saxon King's. It.....


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