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PR2 2WZ
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of PR2 2WZ:
Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Market Square, Preston, PR12PP
The Museum has over 75,000 items in its collections. These include a major collection of fine art, in particular 19th century sculptures, oils and watercolours and contemporary photography.
National Football Museum
Sir Tom Finney Way, Deepdale, Preston, PR16RY
The National Football Museum is home to the world's greatest football archive. Our staff are second to none with their expert knowledge of the beautiful game.
British Commercial Vehicle Museum
King Street, Leyland, PR51LE
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum has a compelling story to tell .It represents one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United kingdom.
Samlesbury Hall
Preston New Road, Samlesbury, PR50UP
Samlesbury Hall is a 14th Century Manor House. Over the years there have been many changes.
Astley Hall Museum
Astley Park, Chorley, PR71NP
Astley Hall Museum dates back to Elizabethan times with changes and additions over the centuries, all helping make a visit to the Hall a fascinating and enjoyable experience. This grade I listed building is the jewel in Chorley's crown, with stunning plaster work and architectural features.
Waves Water Fun Centre
Nab Lane, Blackburn, BB21LN
Swimming pool at Waves Water Fun Centre in Blackburn, Lancashire. Contact venue on 01254 51111 for opening times and entrance costs.
Rufford Old Hall
Rufford Old Hall, North of Ormskirk, Rufford, L401SG
The spectacular Great Hall has an intricately carved 'moveable' wooden screen and dramatic hammer-beam roof. Evidence suggests that Shakespeare performed in this hall for the owner, Sir Thomas Hesketh, whose family owned Rufford for over 400 years.
Cobble Hey Farm And Gardens
Off Hobbs Lane Claughton On Brock, Garstang, PR30QN
Hidden away near Garstang, in rural Claughton, is Cobble Hey.In just eight years, this working farm has become the setting for a beautiful country garden.
Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre
Burscough, L400TA
Have a fantastic day out seeing, feeding and learning about wetland birds. At the same time you will be helping WWT to conserve wetland habitats and their biodiversity.
Whalley Abbey
, Whalley, BB79SS
Standing on the banks of the River Calder, Whalley Abbey has been a focal point for hospitality since the fourteenth century. It began its history as a community of Cistercian monks.
Blackpool Zoo
Blackpool Zoo, East Park Drive, Blackpool, FY38PP
Just two miles from the famous sea-front, the AWARD WINNING Blackpool Zoo provides a home to over 1500 animals from all over the world. The Zoo provides new standards of animal care and aims to provide a stimulating, informative and enjoyable experience that demonstrates its role in the conservation of endangered species.
Blackpool Model Village & Garden
East Pk Drive, Blackpool, FY39RB
Blackpool?s award winning attraction the Blackpool Model Village & Gardens has been serving the Lancashire community since the late 1960?s. We specialize in bringing smiles and laughter to our visitors and our staff can always be relied upon to be friendly and helpful.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool, FY41EZ
Pleasure Beach Theme Park / Amusement Park, Blackpool is Britain's top, tourist attraction and welcomes nearly 6 million visitors annually. It lies in 42 acres, started with just one ride in 1896, and celebrated its Centenary in 1996.
British Lawnmower Museum
106 - 114 Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR85AJ
The Museum has now become one of the Worlds leading authorities on vintage lawnmowers and is now the largest import & export specialists in antique garden machinery, supplying parts, archive conservation of manuscript materials and valuing machines from all over the world.Included in this Unique National collection are manufacturers not normally associated with the garden industry, names such as Rolls Royce, Royal Enfield, Daimler, Hawker Sidley, Perkins Diesel, British Leyland and many more.
Turton Tower
Turton Bottoms, BL70HG
A Delightful Tudor House in Woodland Gardens A distinctive 15th century English country house. Set in relaxing woodlands on the edge of the popular walking area of the West Pennine Moors.
Wigan Pier
Trencherfield Mill, Wigan, WN34EF
At the heart of The Wigan Pier Experience is The Way We Were, an authentic recreation of life in the 1900s for the people of Wigan and surrounding Lancashire. Witness the Victorian way of life from schooldays through to work and play.
Hindley Hall
Hall Lane, Aspull, Wigan, WN22SQ
Hindley Hall - golf course in Wigan, Lancashire. Contact the golf course on telephone number 01942 255131 for course availability, course rules, member information, golf academy (if available) and green fees at Hindley Hall golf course/club.
Clitheroe Castle Museum
Castle Gate, Castle Street, Chitheroe, BB71BA
The Norman castle keep of Clitheroe has dominated the skyline for more than 800 years since being built around 1186 by Robert de Lacy to protect the administrative centre of his vast estates. It is said to be the second smallest keep in England, since the rooms are only about 20 feet square.
Gawthorpe Hall
Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, BB128UA
This imposing house, set in tranquil grounds in the heart of urban Lancashire, resembles the great Hardwick Hall and is very probably by the same architect, Robert Smythson. In the middle of the 19th century Sir Charles Barry was commissioned to restore the house, thereby creating the opulent interiors we see today.
Whitaker Park and Rossendale Museum
Whitaker Park, Haslingden Rd, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB46RE
Discover a place full of history. From country to coast explore Lancashire 's rich and varied heritage in some of our county's finest museums.
Lancaster City Museum
Market Square, Lancaster, LA11HT
Lancaster City Museum and The King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Situated in the heart of this historic city in an elegant Georgian building. Discover more about Lancasters past from the Romans to the present day Trace the pedigree of Lancaster's regiment from 1680 onwards.
Shire Hall
Lancaster Castle, Castle Parade, Lancaster, LA11YJ
One of the best-preserved and hardest-working Castles in the country, Lancaster Castle is managed by Lancashire County Council and used as Courts and Prison. Within the Shire Hall there is a splendid display of over 600 shields bearing the arms of all the Sovereigns of England, and of all the Constables of Lancaster Castle and High Sheriffs of Lancashire known to have borne arms.
Lancaster Maritime Museum
St Georges Quay, Lancaster, LA11RB
Discover more about the City's golden age and maritime past Located within two fine Georgian quayside buildings. Uses sounds, smells and reconstructions to tell the story of the port of Lancaster Changing exhibitions and events.
Knowsley Safari Experience
Knowlsey Park, Prescot, L344AN
Knowsley Safari Park was opened to the public in July 1971 by the 18th Earl of Derby. Then, the `safari park' concept of having visitors in cages (cars) and the animals roaming free based on the drive-through game reserves of East Africa was unique.
Croxteth Hall
Croxteth Hall Lane, L120HB
Croxteth Hall Country Park is at the heart of what was once a great country estate stretching hundreds of square miles and was the ancestral home of the Molyneux family, the Earls of Sefton. It is now managed by The City of Liverpool and is one of the major heritage centres of the North West, attracting thousands of visitors every year.
Imperial War Museum North
Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester, M171TZ
The museum tells people's stories of war and its impact. Built by Daniel Libeskind to resemble three shards of a shattered globe, representing conflict on land, air and water.
Museum of Transport
Boyle Street, Cheetham, Manchester, M88UW
The Museum of Transport, Manchester has one of the largest collections of transport of its kind in the country. The vehicles themselves represent the development of public road transport in Greater Manchester, from horse-drawn vehicles to the first generation of accessible transport; and also includes the prototype for Metrolink trams.
World Museum Liverpool
Wiliam Brown Street, L38EN
Our fantastic collections include archaeology, ethnology and the natural and physical sciences. Whether you want to hold a mammoth's tooth, watch a shuttle launch or marvel at the Egyptian mummies, the museum makes a great day out for the whole family.
Liverpool Conservation Centre
White Chapel, L16HZ
The Conservation Centre is a unique venue where you can find out how we care for our collections. Everything from Roman sculptures to Cold War spacesuits come here to be preserved and restored.
Urbis
Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M43BG
Urbis explores Urban culture and the cities of today and tomorrow through four floors of exhibitions about city life. Our exhibition programme features international large-scale exhibitions offering unique insights into the dynamic culture of the modern city, with innovative explorations of design, architecture, graffiti, music and the urban environment.
