Stanley

Stanley is an area of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire.

There are great places to visit near Stanley 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.

Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool are some of Stanley best towns to visit near Stanley.

Don't miss Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester's villages if visiting the area around Stanley.

Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park are some of Stanley best parks to visit near Stanley.

There are a several good waterfalls in the Stanley area like Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.

There are a several good woodlands in the Stanley area like Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.

Stanley has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.

Old Mines to visit near Stanley 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.

Ruins to visit near Stanley include Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).

Historic Buildings to visit near Stanley include 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.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Stanley area like 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.

Stanley's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.

Don't miss Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice's hiking areas if visiting the area around Stanley.

Hills to visit near Stanley include Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.

Stanley 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 great places to visit near Stanley if you like lakes.

There are a number of bluebell woods near Stanley including High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.

Geological Features to visit near Stanley include Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.

There are a number of gardens near Stanley including The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.

Stanley's best nearby country parks can be found at Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.

Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood are some of Stanley best nature reserves to visit near Stanley.

Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory is one of Stanley's best, nearby historic sites to visit in Stanley.

The area around Stanley features a number of interesting canals including 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.

The area around Stanley boasts some of the best roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston are great places to visit near Stanley if you like museums.

There are a several good caves in the Stanley area like Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.

Stanley is near some unmissable limestone pavements like Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement,

Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors are some of Stanley best sssis to visit near Stanley.

Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf are some of Stanley best beaches to visit near Stanley.

Don't miss The Concourse Shopping Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Stanley.

There are a several good cities in the Stanley area like Preston, and Lancaster.

Clitheroe Castle is one of Stanley's best, nearby castles to visit in Stanley.

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