Sunderland Point

Sunderland Point is an area of Lancaster in the county of Lancashire.

There are great places to visit near Sunderland Point 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.

Towns to visit near Sunderland Point include Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

Sunderland Point's best nearby villages can be found at Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.

Sunderland Point has some unmissable parks nearby like 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 great places to visit near Sunderland Point if you like waterfalls.

The area around Sunderland Point features a number of interesting woodlands including Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.

Sunderland Point'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.

Sunderland Point's best nearby old mines can be found at 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.

Sunderland Point's best nearby ruins can be found at 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 Sunderland Point 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.

The area around Sunderland Point 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.

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Sunderland Point include Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.

There are a several good hills in the Sunderland Point area like Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.

The area around Sunderland Point's best round cairns can be found at Jepsons Gate Cairn.

High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir are great places to visit near Sunderland Point if you like lakes.

Don't miss High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Sunderland Point.

Geological Features to visit near Sunderland Point include Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones.

The area around Sunderland Point boasts some of the best gardens including 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 great places to visit near Sunderland Point if you like country parks.

Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood are some of Sunderland Point best nature reserves to visit near Sunderland Point.

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

There are a number of canals near Sunderland Point 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.

The area around Sunderland Point features a number of interesting roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

Sunderland Point has some unmissable museums nearby 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 Sunderland Point area like Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.

Don't miss Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement's limestone pavements if visiting the area around Sunderland Point.

The area around Sunderland Point boasts some of the best sssis including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

The area around Sunderland Point features a number of interesting beaches including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.

There are a number of attractions near Sunderland Point including Madame Tussauds Blackpool, The Big One, and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Places near Sunderland Point feature a number of interesting shopping centres including The Concourse Shopping Centre.

Preston, and Lancaster are great places to visit near Sunderland Point if you like cities.

Castles to visit near Sunderland Point include Clitheroe Castle.

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