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Recommended Towns & Villages near Preston

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

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

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

St. Wilfrid's Church, Ribchester, Lancashire

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NE)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Church gates

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction S)

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

Chipping

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (10.0 miles, 16.1 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...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.0 miles, 16.1 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...

Stonyhurst College, near Hurst Green, Lancashire

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)

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

Six Arches, near the River Wye, Scorton, Lancashire

Scorton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.1 miles, 19.5 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...

Oswaldtwistle Town Hall & Civic Theater, 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...

Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire

Lytham St Anne's (86 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.5 miles, 21.7 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...

Town Hall

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.6 miles, 21.8 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...

Waddington Village Post Office, Lancashire

Waddington (29 Pictures)

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

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Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire.

Dunsop Bridge (70 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction NE)

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Blackpool Illuminations

Blackpool (315 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lancashire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction W)

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...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SE)

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

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (15.3 miles, 24.6 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...

Prom at Cleveleys, Lancashire

Cleveleys (127 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction NW)

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

Padiham. Burnley Road.

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction E)

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.....

Lighthouse in Fleetwood, Lancashire

Fleetwood (97 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction NW)

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...

Bolton Church

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (17.3 miles, 27.8 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. Andrews Church

Slaidburn (55 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NE)

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...

Recommended attractions near Preston

Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(0.2 miles, 0.2 km)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(0.9 miles, 1.5 km)

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Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction SE)

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Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction E)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SE)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction S)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 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.....

Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction E)

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Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 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.....

Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction SE)

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

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

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere (52 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction SW)

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Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction SE)

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

The Sealion Pool, Blackpool Zoo, taken August 2005

Blackpool Zoo (10 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.2 km, direction W)

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

Lazy afternoon

Clitheroe Castle (41 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction NE)

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Blackpool Beach and Tower taken 19 May 2005

Blackpool Pleasure Beach (9 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction W)

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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)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SE)

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Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction E)

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

Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Forest of Bowland (43 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction NE)

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.....

Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill (61 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction NE)

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Sawley Abbey

Sawley Abbey (15 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction NE)

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