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The Front at Blackpool

Blackpool (315 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lancashire (2.8 miles, 4.5 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...

Garden flowers

Cleveleys (127 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NW)

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

Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire

Lytham St Anne's (86 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction S)

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...

Estuary Ferry

Fleetwood (97 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction N)

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...

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

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction E)

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

Six Arches, near the River Wye, Scorton, Lancashire

Scorton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction NE)

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...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

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

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

Chipping

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction E)

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...

Picture of Lancaster taken from the Ashton Memorial

Lancaster (142 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction NE)

This is a city which long ago lost it's grim clogs and mill image to give way to a fast growing city with a fine reputation as a centre of commerce and culture where bright, modern University buildings sit comfortably with Lancaster's historic areas...

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

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

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

Formby Beach

Formby (18 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction S)

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Morecambe Bay

Morecambe (100 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction N)

Morecambe has always been one of the most popular and successful seaside resorts in England. It has one of the most spectacular views in England. Looking from the promenade the.....

Chorley Town Hall

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (18.4 miles, 29.7 km, direction SE)

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

River Ribble

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction E)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (20.0 miles, 32.1 km, direction S)

This attractive village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. It is perhaps best known for the evocative ruins of St. Catherine's Church...

Hest Bank, Lancashire

Hest Bank (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction N)

Hest Bank makes an interesting alternative to crowded Morecambe, it is ideal as a base for touring coast and the old cotton towns of Lancashire...

Mill Wood

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (20.7 miles, 33.2 km, direction E)

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

Dunsop Fell, Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Dunsop Bridge (70 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (21.0 miles, 33.8 km, direction NE)

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Downtown Barrow in Furness, Cumbria

Barrow in Furness (33 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (22.9 miles, 36.8 km, direction NW)

Barrow-in-Furnace is defined by three things, the glorious red Sandstone ruins of Furnace Abbey, founded by King Steven in 1132, its beautiful sea and coastline where visitors thrill to the exciting sight of tall ships competing in the Tall Ship's Festival, and the magical views of Lakeland's distant towering peaks...

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (23.7 miles, 38.1 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...

Recommended attractions near Staining

The Sealion Pool, Blackpool Zoo, taken August 2005

Blackpool Zoo (10 Pictures)

(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)

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

Blackpool Beach and Tower taken 19 May 2005

Blackpool Pleasure Beach (9 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction SW)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SE)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction E)

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

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere (52 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction S)

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Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction SE)

Rufford Old Hall was presented to the National Trust in 1936 by Lord Hesketh. The Old Hall is a medieval manor house of splendid.....

Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction SE)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction SE)

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

Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction E)

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Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire.

Lancaster Castle (21 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction NE)

Dominating the skyline of the town, Lancaster Castle is of the best-preserved castles in England. This Castle is still used as a.....

Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction SE)

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Lancaster Cathedral at sunset 2005

Lancaster Cathedral (5 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction NE)

This may not be as old as other English cathedral churches, but with its soaring spire reaching to a height of 240 feet and a.....

Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction E)

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Ashton Memorial in Lancaster

Ashton Memorial (5 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction NE)

The Ashton Memorial with its green dome, overlooks the City from Williamson Park. It forms a famous Classical landmark and was.....

Freshfield, Formby Looking out to sea

Formby Reserve (2 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction S)

A beautiful stretch of coastline offering a large expanse of beach, sand dunes and pine woods where you can glimpse the rare but.....

Piel Castle was built because of the Scottish raids in 1322

Piel Castle (3 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction NW)

The last foreign invasion of England took place in 1486 when Irish and Flemish supporters of Lambert Simnel landed at Piel in a.....

Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(20.9 miles, 33.7 km, direction E)

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Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(22.7 miles, 36.5 km, direction SE)

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

Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Forest of Bowland (43 Pictures)

(23.2 miles, 37.4 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.....

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(23.2 miles, 37.4 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.....


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