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Netley Abbey, Hampshire. June 2005

Netley

in the county of Hampshire

St. Michael & All Angels Church, Pinhoe near Exeter in Devon.

Pinhoe

in the county of Devon

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells

in the county of Somerset

Recommended Towns & Villages near Accrington

Oswaldtwistle Leeds/Liverpool Canal

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction SW)

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

Padiham. Burnley Road.

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (4.1 miles, 6.6 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.....

Frogspawn

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Edgworth

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.4 miles, 11.9 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 (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction S)

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

River Ribble

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NW)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction W)

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

Church and Coronation Gardens, Waddington, Lancashire

Waddington (29 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction N)

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A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 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...

Chipping

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (12.3 miles, 19.8 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...

Chorley, Lancashire, from Hurst Hill with Anglezark resevoir in foreground

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction SW)

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

Bolton Church

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.8 miles, 20.6 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...

A picture of Preston

Preston (68 Pictures)

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

Forest Of Bowland, near to Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire

Dunsop Bridge (70 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction NW)

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Rochdale Canal at Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (14.7 miles, 23.7 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...

Slaidburn Church, Hodder Valley, Lancashire

Slaidburn (55 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.1 miles, 24.2 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...

The Packet House Worsley

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (17.0 miles, 27.4 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......

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (18.1 miles, 29.1 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...

Emily and Charlotte

Haworth (227 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction E)

Haworth is famous the world over for its connections with the Bronte sisters, the famous novelists...

Salford Docks

Salford (47 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction S)

The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry...

Recommended attractions near Accrington

Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NE)

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

Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction W)

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Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction SW)

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

Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction SW)

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

Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum (2 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction E)

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Lazy afternoon

Clitheroe Castle (41 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction N)

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Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill (61 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction N)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction W)

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Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction W)

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

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 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 section of the waterfall, taken in the grounds of Smithill's Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction S)

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Sawley Abbey

Sawley Abbey (15 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction N)

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A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction S)

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Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction W)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.5 km, direction SW)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction W)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction W)

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

Hardcastle Crags & Gibson Mill (6 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.8 km, direction E)

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

Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.2 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.....

Heaton Hall

Heaton Hall (4 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.7 km, direction S)

This divine house is a masterpiece of James Wyatt, one of the greatest architects to come out of the 18th century. It was built.....


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