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Recommended Towns & Villages near Leyland

Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction SE)

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

Sunset over Preston Dock-9 June 2004

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction N)

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 (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction E)

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

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

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

Ribchester

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction NE)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction S)

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...

Union Road, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction E)

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

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancs

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.8 miles, 20.6 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...

Autumn in the Woods, Hurst Green, Lancashire

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction NE)

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

Town Hall, Accrington

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.8 miles, 22.2 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...

Hall-ith-Wood, Bolton

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.9 miles, 22.3 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...

St. Bartholomews Church

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (13.9 miles, 22.4 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...

All Saints Church, Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction S)

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

Lytham St Anne's Pier

Lytham St Anne's (86 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction W)

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...

St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (15.8 miles, 25.3 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...

Overlooking Paper Mill in Ramsbottom from St.Catherines Way.

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction E)

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

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

Scorton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction N)

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...

Taylor Park snow

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (16.8 miles, 27.0 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...

Blackpool Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire

Blackpool (315 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lancashire (17.0 miles, 27.4 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...

Padiham. Burnley Road.

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (17.2 miles, 27.6 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.....

Recommended attractions near Leyland

Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(1.6 miles, 2.5 km, direction E)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction SE)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction N)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction S)

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

Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction N)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction NE)

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Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 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.....

Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NE)

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

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere (52 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction SW)

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Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction E)

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Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction E)

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

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 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)

(11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction SE)

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The Sealion Pool, Blackpool Zoo, taken August 2005

Blackpool Zoo (10 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 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)

(16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction NW)

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Lazy afternoon

Clitheroe Castle (41 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Friends Meeting House

Friends Meeting House (2 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction S)

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

A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction SE)

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Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction NE)

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

Freshfield, Formby Looking out to sea

Formby Reserve (2 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 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.....


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