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Recommended Towns & Villages near Lytham St Anne's

Blackpool seafront with Blackpool Tower in the background

Blackpool (315 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lancashire (5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction N)

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...

My front garden

Cleveleys (127 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction N)

Less bustling than its busy neighbour Blackpool, Cleveleys lies on the same 15 mile stretch of beautiful golden sands...

Church

Fleetwood (97 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction N)

Fleetwood was once famous as a fishing port, but now it is more likely the visitor will see yachts and leisure boats lined up at the pretty quayside...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SE)

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

Formby Beach

Formby (18 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction S)

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Water Shortage???

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction E)

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

St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction S)

This attractive village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. It is perhaps best known for the evocative ruins of St. Catherine's Church...

Six Arches, near the River Wye, Scorton, Lancashire

Scorton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NE)

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...

Drybones Weir, Yarrow Valley Country Park

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction SE)

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

Late afternoon at Crosby

Crosby (31 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction S)

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...

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction E)

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

Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction S)

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Just inside the parish church gate. Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Ribchester

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction E)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Chipping

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (20.9 miles, 33.7 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...

Wigan Parish Church

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (21.4 miles, 34.5 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...

St Peter's RC Cathedral from Lancaster Canal

Lancaster (142 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (22.6 miles, 36.3 km, direction NE)

This is a city which long ago lost it's grim clogs and mill image to give way to a fast growing city with a fine reputation as a centre of commerce and culture where bright, modern University buildings sit comfortably with Lancaster's historic areas...

Eccleston Mere St Helens, Merseyside, on a September evening.

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (23.6 miles, 38.0 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...

Dunsop Bridge

Dunsop Bridge (70 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (24.8 miles, 40.0 km, direction NE)

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Recommended attractions near Lytham St Anne's

Blackpool Beach and Tower taken 19 May 2005

Blackpool Pleasure Beach (9 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction N)

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The Sealion Pool, Blackpool Zoo, taken August 2005

Blackpool Zoo (10 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction N)

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

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

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere (52 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction SE)

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Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SE)

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

Freshfield, Formby Looking out to sea

Formby Reserve (2 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction S)

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

The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.2 km, direction E)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction E)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 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.....

Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction E)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction E)

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Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction E)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction E)

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Croxteth Hall, Liverpool

Croxteth Hall (9 Pictures)

(22.1 miles, 35.5 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.....

Piel Castle was built because of the Scottish raids in 1322

Piel Castle (3 Pictures)

(22.4 miles, 36.0 km, direction N)

The last foreign invasion of England took place in 1486 when Irish and Flemish supporters of Lambert Simnel landed at Piel in a.....

Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire.

Lancaster Castle (21 Pictures)

(22.7 miles, 36.5 km, direction NE)

Dominating the skyline of the town, Lancaster Castle is of the best-preserved castles in England. This Castle is still used as a.....

Lancaster Cathedral at sunset 2005

Lancaster Cathedral (5 Pictures)

(22.8 miles, 36.6 km, direction NE)

This may not be as old as other English cathedral churches, but with its soaring spire reaching to a height of 240 feet and a.....

Ashton Memorial in Lancaster

Ashton Memorial (5 Pictures)

(22.9 miles, 36.9 km, direction NE)

The Ashton Memorial with its green dome, overlooks the City from Williamson Park. It forms a famous Classical landmark and was.....

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

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(22.9 miles, 36.9 km, direction S)

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A picture of Friends Meeting House

Friends Meeting House (2 Pictures)

(24.0 miles, 38.6 km, direction SE)

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


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