Rivington

Rivington is an area of Chorley in the county of Lancashire.

There are great places to visit near Rivington 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 great places to visit near Rivington if you like towns.

Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester are great places to visit near Rivington if you like villages.

There are a number of parks near Rivington including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.

The area around Rivington boasts some of the best waterfalls including Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.

Rivington's best nearby woodlands can be found at Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.

Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth are great places to visit near Rivington if you like rivers and streams.

The area around Rivington features a number of interesting old mines including 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 Rivington best ruins to visit near Rivington.

The area around Rivington boasts some of the best 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.

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 are great places to visit near Rivington if you like ancient sites.

The area around Rivington features a number of interesting historic monuments including Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.

Rivington'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.

Don't miss Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick's hills if visiting the area around Rivington.

There are a several good round cairns in the area around Rivington like Jepsons Gate Cairn.

The area around Rivington boasts some of the best lakes including High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.

There are a number of bluebell woods near Rivington 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 Rivington.

The area around Rivington features a number of interesting gardens including The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.

Rivington has some unmissable country parks nearby like Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.

The area around Rivington boasts some of the best nature reserves including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.

Places near Rivington feature a number of interesting historic sites including Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.

There are a number of canals near Rivington 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 some of Rivington best roman sites to visit near Rivington.

Rivington's best nearby museums can be found at Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.

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

There are a number of limestone pavements near to Rivington including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.

The area around Rivington features a number of interesting sssis including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

There are a several good beaches in the Rivington area like Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.

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

Don't miss Preston, and Lancaster's cities if visiting the area around Rivington.

There are a several good castles in the area around Rivington like Clitheroe Castle.

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