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Recommended Towns & Villages near Croston

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (2.5 miles, 4.0 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...

Astley Hall, Chorley

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction E)

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

St Thomas's Church. 1830s. Moor Lane, Preston, Lancashire. UK.

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.6 miles, 12.2 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. ..

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction NE)

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

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (9.9 miles, 16.0 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...

Just inside the parish church gate. Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction S)

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

St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (11.7 miles, 18.8 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...

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

Lytham St Anne's (86 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.0 miles, 19.3 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...

Formby Beach

Formby (18 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SW)

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Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SW)

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St Helens town centre taken from the multi-story carpark.

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (14.4 miles, 23.1 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...

Ribchester

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NE)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Hall-ith-Wood, Bolton

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction SE)

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...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.7 miles, 25.3 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...

Coming home

Blackpool (315 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lancashire (15.8 miles, 25.4 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...

Oswaldtwistle Town Hall & Civic Theater, Union Road, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction E)

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

Another Place, Crosby

Crosby (31 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (16.3 miles, 26.2 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...

River Hodder

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

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

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

Chipping, Lancashire.

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction NE)

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...

Town Hall

Accrington (57 Pictures)

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

Recommended attractions near Croston

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(2.3 miles, 3.7 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.....

Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.2 km, direction SE)

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

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

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere (52 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction W)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction E)

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Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction NE)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction NE)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction NE)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NE)

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Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NE)

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Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction E)

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

Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction NE)

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Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 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.....

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

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction E)

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Freshfield, Formby Looking out to sea

Formby Reserve (2 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 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.....

The Sealion Pool, Blackpool Zoo, taken August 2005

Blackpool Zoo (10 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction NW)

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

Blackpool Beach and Tower taken 19 May 2005

Blackpool Pleasure Beach (9 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Friends Meeting House

Friends Meeting House (2 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction S)

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

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

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction S)

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Croxteth Hall, Liverpool

Croxteth Hall (9 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 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.....

The famous Cavern Club in Liverpool

The Cavern Club (8 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.8 km, direction SW)

The most famous club in the world....


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