Haslingden is a Town in the county of Lancashire.
Haslingden postcode: BB4 5LG
There are great places to visit near Haslingden 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, attractions, shopping centres, cities and castles.
Haslingden's best nearby towns can be found at Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
There are a number of villages near Haslingden including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.
There are a number of parks near Haslingden including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
There are a several good waterfalls in the Haslingden area like Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.
Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough are some of Haslingden best woodlands to visit near Haslingden.
The area around Haslingden boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.
Don't miss 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's old mines if visiting the area around Haslingden.
Haslingden has some unmissable ruins nearby like Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).
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 are some of Haslingden best historic buildings to visit near Haslingden.
The area around Haslingden 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.
Haslingden has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like 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 Haslingden if you like hiking areas.
The area around Haslingden features a number of interesting hills including Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
Round Cairns to visit near Haslingden include Jepsons Gate Cairn.
The area around Haslingden 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.
The area around Haslingden boasts some of the best bluebell woods including High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones are some of Haslingden best geological features to visit near Haslingden.
There are a several good gardens in the Haslingden area like The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
Haslingden's best nearby country parks can be found at 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 Haslingden including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
The area around Haslingden's best historic sites can be found at Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
Haslingden'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 Haslingden features a number of interesting roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
The area around Haslingden boasts some of the best museums including 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 Haslingden.
The area close to Haslingden boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
The area around Haslingden features a number of interesting sssis including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
Beaches to visit near Haslingden include Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
There are a several good attractions in the Haslingden area like Madame Tussauds Blackpool, The Big One, and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
There are a number of shopping centres near to Haslingden including The Concourse Shopping Centre.
There are a several good cities in the Haslingden area like Preston, and Lancaster.
There are a number of castles near to Haslingden including Clitheroe Castle.
Haslingden History
There are some historic monuments around Haslingden:
Walks in Haslingden
Musbury Heights Quarry Explore
A little walk up to the old quarry ruins on Musbury Heights, with optional exploring.
Length: 5Km (approx.)
Difficulty: Moderate
Calf Hey Reservoir Walk
A pleasant and easy stroll around Calf Hey Reservoir taking in good views and ruined farmsteads.
Length: 2.5Km (approx.)
Difficulty: Easy
Places to see near Haslingden
Etymology of Haslingden
The Haslingden name means ‘valley of the hazels’ or ‘valley growing with hazels’.
History of Haslingden
Part of what is now Haslingden, along with the neighbouring towns of Rawtenstall and beyond that Bacup were part of the Forest of Rossendale, part of the Forest of Blackburnshire. The Forest was a hunting park during the late 13th and 14th centuries; ‘Forest’ referred to it being parkland rather than being heavily wooded, as the forest declined much earlier, during the Neolithic period.
Haslingden grew from a market town (a market was established in 1676) and later a coaching station to a significant industrial borough during the Industrial Revolution; in particular with the mechanisation of the wool and cotton spinning and weaving industries from the 18th to the 19th centuries, and the development of watermills, and later steam power.
Lakes near Haslingden
Canals near Haslingden
Rivers near Haslingden
Shopping in Haslingden
The Co-operative Food John Street, Lane Side
The Co-operative Food supermarket
