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Clun Castle in South Shropshire

Clun

in the county of Shropshire

Recommended Towns & Villages near Pleasington

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction SW)

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

Ribble Bridge at Ribchester

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

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

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Rhyddings Park, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction E)

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

Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SW)

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

Preston Dock-Night Scene-10 August 2004

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (6.8 miles, 10.9 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. ..

Town Hall

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.2 miles, 11.6 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...

Autumn through Mill Wood

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction N)

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

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction SE)

This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower...

Padiham, Lancashire

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.5 miles, 16.8 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.....

Chipping

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction N)

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...

Overlooking Paper Mill in Ramsbottom from St.Catherines Way.

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SE)

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

Church and Coronation Gardens, Waddington, Lancashire

Waddington (29 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NE)

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Hall-ith-Wood, Bolton

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.2 miles, 19.6 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...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.1 miles, 21.1 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...

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (13.6 miles, 22.0 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...

Dunsop Bridge, Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Dunsop Bridge (70 Pictures)

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

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Scorton Priory gateway, Scorton Village, Nr. Garstang, Lancashire.

Scorton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.4 miles, 26.4 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...

St. Andrews Church

Slaidburn (55 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.5 miles, 26.6 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 (16.9 miles, 27.3 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......

A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (18.3 miles, 29.5 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...

Recommended attractions near Pleasington

Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(1.3 miles, 2.2 km, direction W)

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Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction E)

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Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction NW)

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Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SE)

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

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.3 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.....

Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SW)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction SW)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction W)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 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.....

A section of the waterfall, taken in the grounds of Smithill's Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction S)

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Lazy afternoon

Clitheroe Castle (41 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction NE)

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Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NE)

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

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction SW)

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

Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill (61 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NE)

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Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum (2 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction E)

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A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction SE)

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

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere (52 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SW)

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Sawley Abbey

Sawley Abbey (15 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction NE)

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

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction SE)

Healey Dell Nature Reserve on the Whitworth - Rochdale border, sits in a picturesque part of the Spodden Valley. Rich with flora.....


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