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Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction NW)

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

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (6.4 miles, 10.3 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 (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction S)

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

Chorley Town Hall

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NE)

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

St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (8.7 miles, 14.1 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...

Heron and angler at Eccleston Mere, St Helens, Merseyside.

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.6 miles, 15.5 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...

Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction SW)

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Holy Trinity Church, Hoghton, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

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

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

Preston Dock-Night Scene-10 August 2004

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.0 miles, 19.4 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. ..

Formby Beach

Formby (18 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction W)

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Late afternoon at Crosby

Crosby (31 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (13.4 miles, 21.5 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...

Bolton Town Hall seen through cherry blossom, Spring 2003.

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.0 miles, 22.6 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...

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

Lytham St Anne's (86 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.2 miles, 24.4 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...

St George slaying the Dragon. St Georges Hall, Liverpool

Liverpool (619 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Merseyside (15.5 miles, 25.0 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.....

Picture of Warrington

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (15.8 miles, 25.4 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...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.9 miles, 25.5 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...

Perch Rock

New Brighton (30 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (16.0 miles, 25.8 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...

Saint Pauls Church, Widnes Town Centre. - Widnes. Cheshire

Widnes (37 Pictures)

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

John Gilbert Pub, Worsley Brow

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction E)

Just 20 minutes car journey away from the center of Manchester is the historic town of Worsley, which is best known for its scenic walks along the historic Bridgewater canal......

Daffodils

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction NE)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Recommended attractions near Parbold

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction NW)

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)

(4.3 miles, 7.0 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.....

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

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere (52 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction NW)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NE)

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Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Friends Meeting House

Friends Meeting House (2 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction S)

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)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction N)

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

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction S)

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Croxteth Hall, Liverpool

Croxteth Hall (9 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SW)

This magnificent Hall was once the home of the Molyneux family, Earls of Sefton, who were second in importance to the Earls of.....

Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction N)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction NE)

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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)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction E)

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Freshfield, Formby Looking out to sea

Formby Reserve (2 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 21.0 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.....

Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction NE)

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)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction NE)

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

Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction NE)

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Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction NE)

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Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, Merseyside - July 2005

Liverpool Cathedral (19 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction SW)

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

The famous Cavern Club in Liverpool

The Cavern Club (8 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction SW)

The most famous club in the world....

A picture of Albion House

Albion House (1 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 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.....


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