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Recommended Towns & Villages near Burscough Bridge

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction NE)

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

St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (6.6 miles, 10.6 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...

Just inside the parish church gate. Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction S)

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

Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction SW)

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Wigan Parish Church

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (9.4 miles, 15.1 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...

Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction E)

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

Formby Beach

Formby (18 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

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The Town Hall, Corporation Street, St.Helens.

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SE)

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

Another Place, Crosby

Crosby (31 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (11.2 miles, 18.0 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...

River Darwen bridge

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.7 miles, 20.5 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. ..

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

Lytham St Anne's (86 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.8 miles, 20.7 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...

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction NE)

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

Perch Rock

New Brighton (30 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (14.3 miles, 22.9 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 (14.3 miles, 23.0 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.....

Bolton Town Hall seen through cherry blossom, Spring 2003.

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (17.1 miles, 27.6 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...

Widnes Runcorn bridge, Cheshire.

Widnes (37 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction S)

There is much that is Victorian about Widnes, this can be seen in the splendid public library building and the park named after a great Queen and Empress...

Blackpool Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire

Blackpool (315 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lancashire (17.6 miles, 28.2 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...

Warrington Centre

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (17.8 miles, 28.6 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...

Lady Lever Gallery

Port Sunlight (8 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction S)

The centre-piece of the village is the Lady Lever Art Gallery and Museum, this was built as a memorial to Lady Lever and was opened in 1922...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (18.8 miles, 30.3 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...

Recommended attractions near Burscough Bridge

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction NE)

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)

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction N)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction NE)

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)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NE)

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Freshfield, Formby Looking out to sea

Formby Reserve (2 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction W)

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

Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction NE)

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Croxteth Hall, Liverpool

Croxteth Hall (9 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 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.....

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

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction S)

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A picture of Friends Meeting House

Friends Meeting House (2 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction SE)

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

The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NE)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction NE)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction NE)

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The famous Cavern Club in Liverpool

The Cavern Club (8 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction SW)

The most famous club in the world....

Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, Merseyside - July 2005

Liverpool Cathedral (19 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction S)

That Liverpool should finally have a Roman Catholic Cathedral of its own, was a dream come true when on 14th May 1967, the.....

A picture of Albion House

Albion House (1 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SW)

A Victorian era office block designed by Richard Norman Shaw who based the design after his earlier work on Scotland Yard. Albion.....

Albert Dock at night, Liverpool, Merseyside.

Albert Dock (29 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.2 km, direction SW)

King John granted Liverpool a charter in 1207, this was to encourage the growth of a port, at this time it was a small fishing.....

The Beatles Story Exhibition, Liverpool.

The Beatles Story Exhibition (8 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SW)

Liverpool's world famous and multi-award winning Beatles Story experience..

Sefton Park Daffodil Time

Sefton Park Palm House (15 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction S)

A Victorian glasshouse, showcasing the liverpool Botanical collection...

Blackpool Beach and Tower taken 19 May 2005

Blackpool Pleasure Beach (9 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 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)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction E)

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