Pilling

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

There are great places to visit near Pilling 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.

There are a several good towns in the Pilling area like Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

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

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

There are a number of waterfalls near Pilling 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 Pilling if you like woodlands.

Don't miss Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Pilling.

There are a several good old mines in the Pilling area like 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.

Pilling'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).

Pilling'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.

Pilling has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like 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 Pilling.

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

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

Pilling is near some unmissable round cairns like Jepsons Gate Cairn,

There are a number of lakes near Pilling including High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Pilling include High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.

There are a several good geological features in the Pilling area 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 Pilling including The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.

Pilling'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.

The area around Pilling features a number of interesting nature reserves including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.

Historic Sites to visit near Pilling include Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.

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 are great places to visit near Pilling if you like canals.

Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum are some of Pilling best roman sites to visit near Pilling.

Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston are great places to visit near Pilling if you like museums.

Pilling has some unmissable caves nearby like Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.

Limestone Pavements to visit near Pilling include Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.

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

Pilling has some unmissable beaches nearby like Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.

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

Cities to visit near Pilling include Preston, and Lancaster.

Places near Pilling feature a number of interesting castles including Clitheroe Castle.

Read more about Lancashire.

Pilling Map

Pilling Map

Lakes near Preston

Rivers near Preston

Shopping in Preston

Fishergate Shopping Centre Fishergate, Broadgate

Fishergate Shopping Centre mall

St. John's Shopping Centre Old Vicarage, Adelphi

St. John's Shopping Centre mall

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

West Strand Park Plungington, Preston

West Strand Park retail park

Queens Retail Park Frenchwood, Preston

Queens Retail Park retail park

Morrisons 89-91, Blackpool Road

Morrisons supermarket

Co-op 96, Plungington Road

Co-op supermarket

Lidl Eastway, Fulwood

Lidl supermarket

Mere 198, Miller Road

Mere supermarket

Premier: Rams Convenience 379-381, New Hall Lane

Premier: Rams Convenience supermarket

Where to Eat in Preston

Streets in Preston

Wild Roe Deer

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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