Far Banks
Far Banks is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
There are great places to visit near Far Banks 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.
The area around Far Banks features a number of interesting towns including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
There are a number of villages near Far Banks including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.
There are a several good parks in the Far Banks area like Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
There are a number of waterfalls near Far Banks including Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.
Woodlands to visit near Far Banks include Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
Far Banks's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.
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 are some of Far Banks best old mines to visit near Far Banks.
Ruins to visit near Far Banks include Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).
There are a several good historic buildings in the Far Banks area like 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 Far Banks if you like ancient sites.
The area around Far Banks features a number of interesting historic monuments including Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice are great places to visit near Far Banks if you like hiking areas.
The area around Far Banks features a number of interesting hills including Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
Jepsons Gate Cairn is one of Far Banks's best, nearby round cairns to visit in Far Banks.
There are a number of lakes near Far Banks 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 several good bluebell woods in the Far Banks area like High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
The area around Far Banks boasts some of the best geological features including Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones.
Gardens to visit near Far Banks include The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
Don't miss Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Far Banks.
Nature Reserves to visit near Far Banks include Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
The area close to Far Banks boasts some of the best historic sites including Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
Far Banks's best nearby canals can be found at 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 Far Banks features a number of interesting roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
Far Banks's best nearby museums can be found at Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
The area around Far Banks boasts some of the best caves including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Far Banks 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 Far Banks best sssis to visit near Far Banks.
Beaches to visit near Far Banks include Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
The area around Far Banks's best shopping centres can be found at The Concourse Shopping Centre.
The area around Far Banks boasts some of the best cities including Preston, and Lancaster.
Far Banks is near some unmissable castles like Clitheroe Castle,
Far Banks History
There are some historic monuments around Far Banks:
