It was here that James I created "Sirloin" when he supposedly knighted his beef!..
This is the town that was at the centre of the cotton spinning industry for well over a hundred and fifty years. ..
The town's historic roots go back beyond the Bronze-Age, as evidenced by findings in the 20th century...
A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..
This is a large, typical Lancashire village lying close to the urban sprawl of Blackburn and Accrington...
This pretty Lancastrian villages the setting for historic Stoneyhurst, a noted school which was founded in the 16th-century...
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...
This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower...
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...
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.....
Noted for its picturesque late-medieval manor house Rufford Old Hall, the village of Rufford occupies a fine setting on the fertile Lancashire Plains...
The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet...
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...
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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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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...
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...
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......
Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan...
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The name of this spacious green park situated at Darwen in Lancashire epitomises the endeavour of the local borough engineer who.....
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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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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Rufford Old Hall was presented to the National Trust in 1936 by Lord Hesketh. The Old Hall is a medieval manor house of splendid.....
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Gawthorpe Hall, home of the Shuttleworth family for several centuries lies close to the traditional Lancastrian market town of.....
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Healey Dell Nature Reserve on the Whitworth - Rochdale border, sits in a picturesque part of the Spodden Valley. Rich with flora.....
