Chorley is a Town in the county of Lancashire.
Chorley is also home to the beautiful Astley Hall, a historic house and museum set in the stunning Astley Park. The Hall dates back to the 17th century and is known for its exquisite Jacobean architecture and fine art collections. Astley Park, with its woodland walks, lakes, and gardens, provides a peaceful retreat from the hustle and bustle of the town center.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs through Chorley, offering scenic pathways for walking and cycling. This canal is an important part of the town’s industrial heritage, once serving as a vital transport route for goods during the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, it’s a popular spot for leisure activities and provides a picturesque backdrop for the town.
Chorley prides itself on its community spirit, demonstrated through various annual events that bring the town to life. One of the highlights is the Chorley Flower Show, a spectacular event held in Astley Park that showcases the best in horticulture and landscaping. The town also celebrates its unique culinary contribution with the Chorley Cake, a delicious, fruit-filled pastry that is a local delicacy.
Chorley is a town that offers a rich tapestry of history, culture, and natural beauty. Whether you’re exploring its historic sites, enjoying the great outdoors, or participating in community events, Chorley has something to offer everyone.
Chorley postcode: PR7 3
There are great places to visit near Chorley 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.
Chorley's best nearby towns can be found at Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
Don't miss Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester's villages if visiting the area around Chorley.
Chorley has some unmissable parks nearby like Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
Chorley has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.
Chorley's best nearby woodlands can be found at Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
Don't miss Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Chorley.
There are a several good old mines in the Chorley area 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.
Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin) are some of Chorley best ruins to visit near Chorley.
Historic Buildings to visit near Chorley 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.
Ancient Sites to visit near Chorley 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.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Chorley area like 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 Chorley.
Chorley has some unmissable hills nearby like 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 Chorley.
Chorley's best nearby lakes can be found at High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.
Bluebell Woods to visit near Chorley include High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
Chorley has some unmissable geological features nearby like Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones.
Chorley's best nearby gardens can be found at The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park are some of Chorley best country parks to visit near Chorley.
The area around Chorley features a number of interesting nature reserves including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory is a great place to visit close to Chorley if you like historic sites.
Don't miss 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's canals if visiting the area around Chorley.
Chorley has some unmissable roman sites nearby like Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
The area around Chorley boasts some of the best museums including Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
There are a number of caves near Chorley including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Chorley is near some unmissable limestone pavements like Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement,
Don't miss Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors's sssis if visiting the area around Chorley.
There are a number of beaches near Chorley including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Chorley like The Concourse Shopping Centre.
Don't miss Preston, and Lancaster's cities if visiting the area around Chorley.
Castles to visit near Chorley include Clitheroe Castle.
Chorley History
There are some historic monuments around Chorley:
Areas of Chorley
Like most towns and cities Chorley is comprised of a number of areas, once separate villages or small towns and parishes now part of Chorley.
Many of the areas of Chorley have their own character and places of interest.
Walks in Chorley
Brinscall Woods (Hatch Brook Waterfall Walk)
A short easy loop around Brinscall Woods and ruins with views down the Hatch Brook waterfall and optional stream scramble to view from the foot of the falls.
Length: 4.5Km (approx.)
Difficulty: Easy (difficult optional)
Around Upper Rivington Reservoir
A short and easy stroll around the Upper Rivington Reservoir with views of Winter Hill and the Pike, a possible Roman road and a couple of ornamental waterfalls after rain.
Length: 4Km (approx.)
Difficulty: Easy
Harrock Old Windmill
A short walk up to the ruins of historic Harrock Old Windmill on Harrock Hill with a short loop to the summit for views.
Length: 4Km (approx.)
Difficulty: Easy
Places to see near Chorley
History of Chorley
There was no known occupation in Chorley until the Middle Ages, though archaeological evidence has shown that the area around the town has been inhabited since at least the Bronze Age. There are various remains of prehistoric occupation on the nearby Anglezarke Moor, including the Round Loaf tumulus which is believed to date from 3500 BC.
Lakes near Chorley
Canals near Chorley
Rivers near Chorley
Shopping in Chorley
Calder Park Chorley, Lancashire
Calder Park retail park
Tesco Euxton, Chorley
Tesco retail park
ASDA Chorley Moor, Chorley
ASDA retail park
Swansey Mill Whittle-le-Woods, Clayton Green
Swansey Mill retail park
Morrisons Chorley Moor, Chorley
Morrisons retail park
ALDI Harpers Lane, Chorley
ALDI supermarket
Asda Water Street, Cowling
Asda supermarket
Co-op 195, Spendmore Lane
Co-op supermarket
ALDI Lancaster Way, Euxton
ALDI supermarket
Co-op Food 144, Chorley Old Road
Co-op Food supermarket
Asda Bolton Street, Chorley Moor
Asda supermarket
Booths New Market Street, Chorley Moor
Booths supermarket
Tesco Extra Foxhole Road, Euxton
Tesco Extra supermarket
Tesco Barnes Wallis Way, Euxton
Tesco supermarket
Morrisons Brooke Street, Chorley Moor
Morrisons supermarket
