Cottam

Cottam is an area of Preston in the county of Lancashire.

There are great places to visit near Cottam 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.

There are a number of towns near Cottam including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

The area around Cottam features a number of interesting villages including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.

Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park are great places to visit near Cottam if you like parks.

Cottam's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.

There are a several good woodlands in the Cottam area like 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 some of Cottam best rivers and streams to visit near Cottam.

There are a number of old mines near Cottam including 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.

There are a several good ruins in the Cottam area like Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).

Historic Buildings to visit near Cottam include 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 Cottam boasts some of the best 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 Cottam best historic monuments to visit near Cottam.

Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice are great places to visit near Cottam if you like hiking areas.

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

Places near Cottam feature a number of interesting round cairns including Jepsons Gate Cairn.

The area around Cottam features a number of interesting lakes including High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.

There are a several good bluebell woods in the Cottam area like High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.

Cottam has some unmissable geological features nearby like Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones.

There are a number of gardens near Cottam including The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.

There are a several good country parks in the Cottam area 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 Cottam including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.

Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory is a great place to visit close to Cottam if you like historic sites.

The area around Cottam features a number of interesting 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.

There are a several good roman sites in the Cottam area like Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

The area around Cottam features a number of interesting museums including Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.

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

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

Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors are great places to visit near Cottam if you like sssis.

The area around Cottam boasts some of the best beaches including 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 Cottam best attractions to visit near Cottam.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Cottam like The Concourse Shopping Centre.

Preston, and Lancaster are some of Cottam best cities to visit near Cottam.

Clitheroe Castle is one of Cottam's best, nearby castles to visit in Cottam.

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