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Recommended Towns & Villages near Padiham

Town Hall, Accrington

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SW)

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...

Old Market Cross, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SW)

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

Cromwell Bridge

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction W)

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

View towards 'Waddington Fell',  Hodder Valley, Lancashire

Waddington (29 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NW)

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Ribchester Church, Lancashire

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction W)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Overlooking Paper Mill in Ramsbottom from St.Catherines Way.

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction SE)

Todmorden lies on the historic border between Yorkshire and Lancashire in an area of the Calder Valley ringed by the hills of the Pennines...

A picture of Edgworth

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction S)

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

St. Bartholomew's Church

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NW)

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...

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SW)

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

Slaidburn

Slaidburn (55 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction NW)

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...

Hodder Valley near Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire

Dunsop Bridge (70 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.0 miles, 20.8 km, direction NW)

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Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

Hebden Bridge (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction E)

This beautiful old town grew up close to the River Hebden at the point where a stone bridge was built as part of a pack-horse route in the 16th century...

Inside an Apothecary, Haworth

Haworth (227 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction E)

Haworth is famous the world over for its connections with the Bronte sisters, the famous novelists...

River Darwen bridge

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.1 miles, 25.9 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. ..

Drybones Weir, Yarrow Valley Country Park

Chorley (34 Pictures)

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

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

Bolton Town Hall seen through cherry blossom, Spring 2003.

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.6 miles, 26.7 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...

Leeds to Liverpool Canal

Skipton (171 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction NE)

Long considered "The Gateway to the Dales" which lye to the north, moors extend southwards, and the tranquil countryside of the Ribble Valley is to the west...

Keighley Station

Keighley (48 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction E)

This is an industrial town in West Yorkshire. It lies in a fold between the fine countryside of Airdale and Keighley Moors...

Sowerby bridge basin, West Yorkshire.

Sowerby Bridge (11 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction E)

Surrounded by the dramatic scenery of the South Pennines, with the town's gentle scenery being enhanced by the River Calder and the River Ryburn on which the town stands...

Recommended attractions near Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(0.7 miles, 1.2 km)

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

Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum (2 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction SE)

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Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill (61 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction N)

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Lazy afternoon

Clitheroe Castle (41 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction NW)

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Sawley Abbey

Sawley Abbey (15 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction N)

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Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction SW)

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Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SW)

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

Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction SW)

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)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction W)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction SW)

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Gibson Mill in Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, West Yorks.

Hardcastle Crags & Gibson Mill (6 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction E)

Beautiful wooded valley with 19th-century Gibson Mill at its heart, an exemplar of sustainable energy. This is the flagship.....

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

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction S)

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Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Forest of Bowland (43 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.7 km, direction NW)

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.....

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

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SW)

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Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction SW)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction W)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction SW)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction W)

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Skipton Castle, North Yorkshire

Skipton Castle (52 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction NE)

Apart from it's historic church, Skipton Castle is the town's premier attraction. This is located where the High Street fans out.....


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