Bamber Bridge

Bamber Bridge is an area of Preston in the county of Lancashire.

There are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge 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.

Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool are some of Bamber Bridge best towns to visit near Bamber Bridge.

Don't miss Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester's villages if visiting the area around Bamber Bridge.

Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park are some of Bamber Bridge best parks to visit near Bamber Bridge.

The area around Bamber Bridge boasts some of the best waterfalls including 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 great places to visit near Bamber Bridge if you like woodlands.

Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth are some of Bamber Bridge best rivers and streams to visit near Bamber Bridge.

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 Bamber Bridge.

Ruins to visit near Bamber Bridge include Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).

Bamber Bridge's best nearby historic buildings can be found at 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 some of Bamber Bridge best ancient sites to visit near Bamber Bridge.

There are a number of historic monuments near Bamber Bridge 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 some of Bamber Bridge best hiking areas to visit near Bamber Bridge.

Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge if you like hills.

Jepsons Gate Cairn is a great place to visit close to Bamber Bridge if you like round cairns.

The area around Bamber Bridge 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.

High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods are some of Bamber Bridge best bluebell woods to visit near Bamber Bridge.

Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge if you like geological features.

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

The area around Bamber Bridge boasts some of the best country parks including 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 Bamber Bridge including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.

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

Canals to visit near Bamber Bridge include 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 Bamber Bridge boasts some of the best roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

Bamber Bridge's best nearby museums can be found at Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.

There are a several good caves in the Bamber Bridge area like Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.

Places near Bamber Bridge feature a number of interesting limestone pavements including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.

SSSIs to visit near Bamber Bridge include Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

Bamber Bridge's best nearby beaches can be found at Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.

Madame Tussauds Blackpool, The Big One, and Blackpool Pleasure Beach are some of Bamber Bridge best attractions to visit near Bamber Bridge.

There are a number of shopping centres near to Bamber Bridge including The Concourse Shopping Centre.

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

There are a several good castles in the area around Bamber Bridge like Clitheroe Castle.

Read more about Lancashire.

Bamber Bridge Map

Bamber Bridge Map

Lakes near Preston

Rivers near Preston

Shopping in Preston

St. John's Shopping Centre Old Vicarage, Adelphi

St. John's Shopping Centre mall

Fishergate Shopping Centre Fishergate, Broadgate

Fishergate Shopping Centre mall

West Strand Park Plungington, Preston

West Strand Park retail park

Queens Retail Park Frenchwood, Preston

Queens Retail Park retail park

Mariners Way Retail Park Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston

Mariners Way Retail Park retail park

Deepdale Shopping Park Ribbleton, Preston

Deepdale Shopping Park retail park

Fulwood Central Fulwood, Preston

Fulwood Central retail park

Lane Ends Trading Estate Plungington, Preston

Lane Ends Trading Estate retail park

Mere 198, Miller Road

Mere supermarket

Premier: Rams Convenience 379-381, New Hall Lane

Premier: Rams Convenience supermarket

Morrisons 89-91, Blackpool Road

Morrisons supermarket

Co-op 96, Plungington Road

Co-op supermarket

Lidl Eastway, Fulwood

Lidl supermarket

Where to Eat in Preston

Streets in Preston

The Hartshead Tower(s)

Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.

As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.

Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.

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