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Recommended towns & villages near Arnside and Silverdale AONB

Astley Hall, Chorley

Chorley

(2.6 miles, 4.1 km, direction S)

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

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Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton

(3.3 miles, 5.2 km, direction NE)

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

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St Thomas's Church. 1830s. Moor Lane, Preston, Lancashire. UK.

Preston

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NW)

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

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Croston, Lancashire

Croston

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction W)

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Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford

(8.3 miles, 13.3 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...

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Ribchester Church, Lancashire

Ribchester

(9.5 miles, 15.4 km, direction NE)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

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Wigan Market

Wigan

(10.0 miles, 16.2 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...

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Rhyddings Park, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction E)

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

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A picture of Edgworth

Edgworth

(10.4 miles, 16.7 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...

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Town Hall

Accrington

(11.7 miles, 18.9 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...

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Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park

(1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction NW)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall

(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction S)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction NE)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park

(4.3 miles, 6.9 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.....

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction NW)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction NW)

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Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NE)

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Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction E)

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

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Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NE)

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Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction E)

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

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