Forton
Forton is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
Forton postcode: PR3 0BG
There are great places to visit near Forton 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 Forton boasts some of the best towns including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester are great places to visit near Forton if you like villages.
The area around Forton boasts some of the best parks including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall are some of Forton best waterfalls to visit near Forton.
There are a number of woodlands near Forton including 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 Forton if you like rivers and streams.
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 great places to visit near Forton if you like old mines.
Ruins to visit near Forton include Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).
The area around Forton 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.
The area around Forton features a number of interesting ancient sites 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.
Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge are some of Forton best historic monuments to visit near Forton.
Hiking Areas to visit near Forton include Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
Hills to visit near Forton include Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
The area close to Forton boasts some of the best round cairns including Jepsons Gate Cairn.
There are a number of lakes near Forton including High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.
High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods are great places to visit near Forton if you like bluebell woods.
Forton has some unmissable geological features nearby like Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.
Don't miss The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower's gardens if visiting the area around Forton.
Country Parks to visit near Forton include Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.
Nature Reserves to visit near Forton include Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
Places near Forton feature a number of interesting historic sites including Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
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 are great places to visit near Forton if you like canals.
The area around Forton boasts some of the best roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
There are a several good museums in the Forton area like Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
There are a several good caves in the Forton area like Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Places near Forton feature a number of interesting limestone pavements including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
The area around Forton features a number of interesting sssis including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
The area around Forton boasts some of the best beaches including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
Shopping Centres to visit near Forton include The Concourse Shopping Centre.
There are a number of cities near Forton including Preston, and Lancaster.
Places near Forton feature a number of interesting castles including Clitheroe Castle.
Forton History
There are some historic monuments around Forton:
