Bamber Bridge is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
Bamber Bridge is a small town in the North West of England. It has a population of around 12,000 people and is situated just outside Preston.
The name Bamber Bridge comes from an old crossing over the River Ribble that was first recorded as Bambrigge in 1135. This bridge crossed one of the main trading routes between Scotland and England so it became very important for trade even though it was originally built to aid travellers on their way to St Leonard’s Chapel at Witherslack near Penwortham The first record of its use as a toll road dates back to 1392 when King Richard II granted permission for the keeper (probably the Abbot).
Bamber Bridge postcode: PR5 6SE
There are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge including some great towns, villages, parks, waterfalls, woodlands, rivers and streams, old mines, ruins, historic buildings, ancient sites, historic monuments, hiking areas, hills, round cairns, lakes, bluebell woods, geological features, gardens, country parks, nature reserves, historic sites, canals, roman sites, museums, caves, limestone pavements, sssis, beaches, shopping centres, cities and castles.
Don't miss Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool's towns if visiting the area around Bamber Bridge.
The area around Bamber Bridge features a number of interesting villages including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.
The area around Bamber Bridge features a number of interesting parks including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge if you like waterfalls.
Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge if you like woodlands.
There are a number of rivers and streams near Bamber Bridge including Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.
Old Mines to visit near Bamber Bridge include Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Lead Mines Clough Lead Mines, Coppice Stile Lead Mine Trial, White Coppice Lead Mine, Duxbury Park Colliery (ruin), Ellerbeck Collieries (ruin), and Sykes Mine.
Don't miss Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin)'s ruins if visiting the area around Bamber Bridge.
Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Belmont Paper Mills (Derelict), Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, and Hoghton Tower are some of Bamber Bridge best historic buildings to visit near Bamber Bridge.
Ancient Sites to visit near Bamber Bridge include Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, The Quernmore Burial, Standing Stones Hill, Pikestones Chambered Long Cairn, Jepsons Gate Cairn, Black Coppice Chambered Cairn, and Dog Holes Cave.
The area around Bamber Bridge boasts some of the best historic monuments including Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
Bamber Bridge's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge if you like hills.
Bamber Bridge is near some unmissable round cairns like Jepsons Gate Cairn,
High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir are some of Bamber Bridge best lakes to visit near Bamber Bridge.
Bluebell Woods to visit near Bamber Bridge include High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
The area around Bamber Bridge features a number of interesting geological features including Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones.
The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge if you like gardens.
There are a several good country parks in the Bamber Bridge area like Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.
There are a number of nature reserves near Bamber Bridge including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
Don't miss Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory's historic sites if visiting the area around Bamber Bridge.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Heath Charnock, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Higher Wheelton, Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Summit to Wigan Section, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Adlington, Lancaster Canal at Bolton-le-Sands, and Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Rufford Branch are some of Bamber Bridge best canals to visit near Bamber Bridge.
The area around Bamber Bridge features a number of interesting roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
There are a number of museums near Bamber Bridge including Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
The area around Bamber Bridge boasts some of the best caves including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Limestone Pavements to visit near Bamber Bridge include Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge if you like sssis.
The area around Bamber Bridge features a number of interesting beaches including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
The area close to Bamber Bridge boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Concourse Shopping Centre.
Don't miss Preston, and Lancaster's cities if visiting the area around Bamber Bridge.
Don't miss Clitheroe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Bamber Bridge.
Bamber Bridge History
There are some historic monuments around Bamber Bridge:
