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Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve is a wildlife-rich haven in the heart of agricultural west Lancashire. The reserve covers 42 hectares (105 acres) and is made up of lakes, mature broadleaved and conifer woodland, sandy, wet meadows and heaths. The m...
At Aughton Woods you can enjoy the peace and solitude of a wood in a remote location. Spring is a colourful time to visit when the Bluebells form a carpet across the woodland floor. The ancient semi-natural woodland has retained at least 30 examples ...
Whalley Abbey Gatehouse is a 14th-century gatehouse of the nearby Cistercian abbey, the second wealthiest monastery in Lancashire, beside the River Calder. The first floor was probably a chapel....
Leighton Moss Nature Reserve is the largest reedbed in north-west England, and home to some really special birds such as breeding bitterns, bearded tits and marsh harriers. At Leighton Moss Nature Reserve you might even see deer too, not to mentio...
Sawley Abbey are now the remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, set on the banks of the Ribble against a backdrop of dramatic hills. After Sawley Abbey's dissolution in 1536, the monks were briefly returned to the abbey during the Pilgrima...
The Harris Museum offers the best of Preston's heritage in a beautiful Grade 1 Listed building. What's more, we're free! We have something for everyone; collections of paintings, sculpture, textiles, costume, glass and ceramics as well as the story o...
The National Football Museum is home to the WORLD'S most important footballing collections including the official FIFA Collection. This contemporary styled museum also features a number of exciting interactive displays including an invitation from Ga...
The Museum of Lancashire offers a real family day out. Housed in Preston's Old Court House the museum allows you to experience days gone by. Take a stroll along a 1940's street, take cover in the Anderson shelter when you hear the air raid siren and ...
The railway opened to the public in September 2005 and quickly became the winner of the 'Heritage Railway Associations Small Group of the Year Award' for 2005, and later shortlisted in the 'Small Visitor Attraction of the Year Award' in the 2006 tour...
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum has a compelling story to tell. It represents one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom. Over one million people in the UK are employed in some way with the road transport industry and its...
The Museum of the Queens Lancashire Regiment tells the story of the Lancashire Lads who came to and from Preston and the towns of Lancashire to serve in the regiment (now pa) and its county regiment predesessors. The extensive regimental collections,...
On show are swords, kurkis, commemorative boxs and plates. models carved in ivory, photographs, paintings, Indian army cap badges and buttons. There is a tiger skin which was shot in the Saugor area in 1915. Clothes worn by E.M. Forster when he was s...
Nestling side by side in the quiet village of Helmshore in the stunning Rossendale Valley are two original Lancashire textile mills: Higher Mill and Whitaker's Mill together known as Helmshore Mills Textile Museum. Here you can trace how cloth produc...
Rochdale Pioneers Museum in Lancashire takes you back in time to 1844 and helps you discover the modern Co-operative movement....
Find out all you want to know about our wonderful town and people. But that's not all; with an array of artefacts from around the world we're sure to open your eyes, so drop in for a visit and be inspired by all that Bolton has to offer. Open since 1...
Portland Basin Museum is housed within the restored nineteenth century Ashton Canal Warehouse in Ashton-under-Lyne. The museum combines a lively modern interior with a peaceful canal side setting. It is an exciting family friendly museum, with somet...
Welcome to the Museum of the Manchester Regiment. The Museum tells the story of generations of Manchester Regiment soldiers through two hundred years of service from 1756 until 1958. The museum tells their unique stories through the objects they left...
Setantii is an exciting museum exploring the history of Tameside from Celtic times to the present day. Families will love the olden day figures, replica armour and the Anderson air raid shelter with its wartime sound effects. Visitors can discover h...
The NMES was formed in 1966 by a small but extremely dedicated band of enthusiasts who decided that something had to be done to preserve the steam engines from the textile industries of Lancashire and Yorkshire before they were all scrapped. Of the t...
This Grade 1 listed, 16th century half-timbered hall is one of the north-west's most famous buildings. Look out for a wide range of events taking place throughout the year, from family fun days to ghost investigations....
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is described as mildly Gothic with touches in the direction of Arts and Crafts. It is a beautiful building sited in the town centre, near the Town Hall.
It is best known for being a treasure house of the Hart bequ...
Burnley's Art Gallery and Museum set in the town's largest park provides a wonderful day out for all the family.
With an extensive range of events, activities and exhibitions Towneley provides something for every visitor.
There are exhibitions,...
Clitheroe Castle Museum opened on 23 May 2009 following major restoration to the Keep and a complete refurbishment of the museum.
Exciting times are here as you can now view the recent developments within the new museum, which include innovative ...
Overlooking the beautiful Morecambe Bay this friendly Museum, housed in the old Custom House, a Grade II listed building designed by the famous architect Decimus Burton, explores the story of Fleetwood from past to present.
Find out about the Vi...
A tiny and intriguing 18th century cottage spread over 5 floors.
The cottage Museum offers an intimate glimpse of early Victorian life and lets you discover gadgets and utensils used in the 19th century. You can even meet our Victorian housekeeper...
Lancaster City Museum and The King's Own Royal Regiment Museum.
Situated in the heart of this historic cultural city of Lancaster in an elegant Georgian building.
Discover more about Lancasters past from the Romans to the present day.
Trac...
Lancaster Maritime Museum is an award-winning museum set within the former Port of Lancaster Custom House. Let us take you on a journey to discover all things nautical relating to the Morecambe Bay area....
The Roman site at Ribchester, Bremetennacum Veteranorum, comprised a fort and civilian settlement or vicus. The earliest Roman fort in Ribchester was established in the early 70s AD as part of a network of defensive forts across northern Britannia. O...
An intriguing museum housed within an early Victorian country house.
Set within tranquil Whitaker Park, displays at Rossendale Museum include a late Victorian drawing room, numerous fine arts pieces, fashion and furniture. We also hold a wonderful...
Rufford Old Hall is a spectacular great hall with intricately carved wooden screen and hammer-beam roof.
A young Shakespeare is said to have performed in the Great Hall.
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Elizabethan house with rich interiors and an important textile collection. 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. I...
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