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The Toppings, Garstang, Preston
PR3 1QW Wyre District (B)
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of PR3 1QW:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Samlesbury Hall
Preston New Road, Samlesbury, PR50UP
Samlesbury Hall is a 14th Century Manor House. Over the years there have been many changes.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Leighton Hall
Leighton Hall, LA59ST
The historic home of the world-renowned Gillow furniture making family, Leighton Hall, with itts romantic Gothic towers, acres of beautiful gardens and trained birds of prey annually lure thousands of visitors who are as enthralled with Leighton's fascinating heritage as they are captivated by the breathtaking beauty of their surroundings.Stepping inside Leighton Hall is a step back in time.
RSPB Nature Reserve Silverdale
Myers Farm, Silverdale, LA50SW
The largest remaining reedbed in north-west England, with shallow meres and fringing sedge and woodland, attracts a wonderful range of wildlife to Leighton Moss. Among its special birds are breeding bitterns, bearded tits and marsh harriers, with water rails and pochards, and its mammals include roe and red deer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
South Lakes Safari Zoo
Crossgates, Broughton Rd, Dalton-in-Furness, LA158JR
South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Cumbria has a wide choice of animals to see. The Park opened in 1994 and has built up becoming very actively involved in conservation and breeding programmes, and was awarded the Top Visitor Attraction in the Lake District for 1999 and 2000 by the Cumbria Tourist Awards.
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.
Levens Hall
Levens, LA80PD
The Topiary Gardens at Levens are world-famous in their own right, and are a must for any visitor to the English Lake District. When Col.
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.
Sizergh Castle and Garden
Sizergh, LA88AE
Originally built in the Middle Ages by the Strickland family, who still live here, this imposing house has an exceptional series of oak-panelled rooms culminating in the Inlaid Chamber. Portraits, fine furniture and ceramics accumulated over centuries by the family are shown alongside their recent photographs.
Aquarium of the Lakes
Lakeside, LA128AS
From mountain-top to Morecambe Bay the award-winning Aquarium of the Lakes takes you on an amazing voyage of discovery. More than 30 spectacular, naturally-themed habitats bring the natural history of the Lake District vividly to life.
Museum of Lakeland Life
Abbot Hall, Kendal, LA95AL
Why not learn a little more about the way Cumbrians lived and worked in the last 250 years, with a visit to the Museum of Lakeland Life at Abbot Hall in Kendal, on the edge of the English Lake District. In 1973 the Museum was the first winner of the coveted 'Museum of the Year' award.
