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Recommended Towns & Villages near Rishton

Union Road, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction S)

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

Town Hall

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (2.3 miles, 3.8 km, direction SE)

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...

Padiham, Lancashire

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (5.0 miles, 8.0 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.....

River Hodder

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction NW)

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

St. Wilfred's Church

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction NW)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction SW)

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

Quiet country lane near Waddington.

Waddington (29 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction N)

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A picture of Edgworth

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.5 miles, 13.6 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...

Overlooking Paper Mill in Ramsbottom from St.Catherines Way.

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction SE)

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

Chipping

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (10.2 miles, 16.3 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...

Preston Dock-Night Scene-10 August 2004

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.5 miles, 18.4 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. ..

Astley Hall, Chorley

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SW)

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

Dunsop Bridge

Dunsop Bridge (70 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction N)

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Bolton Town Hall seen through cherry blossom, Spring 2003.

Bolton (39 Pictures)

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

Slaidburn

Slaidburn (55 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction N)

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...

A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction E)

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

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

Hebden Bridge (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 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...

Wigan Parish Church

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction SW)

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...

Six Arches, near the River Wye, Scorton, Lancashire

Scorton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction NW)

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...

John Gilbert Pub, Worsley Brow

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction S)

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......

Recommended attractions near Rishton

Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction SW)

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Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction S)

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

Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction NE)

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

Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction S)

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)

(6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction W)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction W)

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Lazy afternoon

Clitheroe Castle (41 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction N)

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Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill (61 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction NE)

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Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum (2 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction E)

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Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction SW)

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Sawley Abbey

Sawley Abbey (15 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction N)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 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)

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction S)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SW)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction W)

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

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 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)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction SE)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SW)

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

Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Forest of Bowland (43 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction N)

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.....

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

Hardcastle Crags & Gibson Mill (6 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction E)

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


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