Plungington is a Area in the county of Lancashire.

Retail in Plungington

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

There are a number of villages near Plungington including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.

Plungington's best nearby parks can be found at 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 Plungington if you like waterfalls.

There are a number of woodlands near Plungington including Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Plungington area like Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.

Old Mines to visit near Plungington include 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.

Plungington 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).

There are a several good historic buildings in the Plungington 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.

Plungington's best nearby ancient sites can be found at 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.

Don't miss Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge's historic monuments if visiting the area around Plungington.

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

The area around Plungington boasts some of the best hills including Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.

Jepsons Gate Cairn is one of Plungington's best, nearby round cairns to visit in Plungington.

Lakes to visit near Plungington include 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 Plungington if you like bluebell woods.

Plungington's best nearby geological features can be found at Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones.

Plungington has some unmissable gardens nearby like The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.

Plungington 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.

There are a number of nature reserves near Plungington including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.

There are a number of historic sites near to Plungington including Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.

The area around Plungington boasts some of the best canals 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 great places to visit near Plungington if you like roman sites.

Museums to visit near Plungington include Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.

Caves to visit near Plungington include Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.

The area close to Plungington boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.

Plungington's best nearby sssis can be found at Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf are great places to visit near Plungington if you like beaches.

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

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

There are a number of castles near to Plungington including Clitheroe Castle.

Plungington History

There are some historic monuments around Plungington:

• Chingle Hall moated site
• Cromwell's Mound Civil War fieldwork
• Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane
• Moated site and two fishponds south of Manor House Farm
• Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels
• Penwortham Old Bridge
• Castle Hill motte