Thornton-Cleveleys

Thornton-Cleveleys is an area of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire.

There are great places to visit near Thornton-Cleveleys 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.

Towns to visit near Thornton-Cleveleys include Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

There are a number of villages near Thornton-Cleveleys including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.

Thornton-Cleveleys's best nearby parks can be found at Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.

Don't miss Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall's waterfalls if visiting the area around Thornton-Cleveleys.

Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough are some of Thornton-Cleveleys best woodlands to visit near Thornton-Cleveleys.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Thornton-Cleveleys area like Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.

Thornton-Cleveleys has some unmissable old mines nearby like 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.

The area around Thornton-Cleveleys boasts some of the best ruins including Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).

The area around Thornton-Cleveleys features a number of interesting historic buildings including 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 number of ancient sites near Thornton-Cleveleys including 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.

Thornton-Cleveleys has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.

There are a number of hiking areas near Thornton-Cleveleys including Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.

The area around Thornton-Cleveleys features a number of interesting hills including Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.

Don't miss Jepsons Gate Cairn's round cairns if visiting the area around Thornton-Cleveleys.

The area around Thornton-Cleveleys features a number of interesting lakes including High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.

The area around Thornton-Cleveleys features a number of interesting bluebell woods including High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.

Don't miss Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine's geological features if visiting the area around Thornton-Cleveleys.

Thornton-Cleveleys's best nearby gardens can be found at The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.

Country Parks to visit near Thornton-Cleveleys include 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 Thornton-Cleveleys including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.

The area close to Thornton-Cleveleys boasts some of the best historic sites including Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.

The area around Thornton-Cleveleys boasts some of the best 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.

Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum are great places to visit near Thornton-Cleveleys if you like roman sites.

Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston are some of Thornton-Cleveleys best museums to visit near Thornton-Cleveleys.

Don't miss Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot's caves if visiting the area around Thornton-Cleveleys.

The area around Thornton-Cleveleys's best limestone pavements can be found at Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.

There are a number of sssis near Thornton-Cleveleys including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

Don't miss Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf's beaches if visiting the area around Thornton-Cleveleys.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Thornton-Cleveleys like The Concourse Shopping Centre.

There are a number of cities near Thornton-Cleveleys including Preston, and Lancaster.

Clitheroe Castle is one of Thornton-Cleveleys's best, nearby castles to visit in Thornton-Cleveleys.

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