St. Matthew's

St. Matthew's is an area of Preston in the county of Lancashire.

There are great places to visit near St. Matthew's 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.

The area around St. Matthew's features a number of interesting towns including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester are some of St. Matthew's best villages to visit near St. Matthew's.

The area around St. Matthew's features a number of interesting parks including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.

The area around St. Matthew's features a number of interesting waterfalls including Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.

The area around St. Matthew's features a number of interesting woodlands 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 St. Matthew's area like Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.

There are a number of old mines near St. Matthew's 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.

Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin) are great places to visit near St. Matthew's if you like ruins.

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 are great places to visit near St. Matthew's if you like historic buildings.

There are a several good ancient sites in the St. Matthew's area 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.

Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge are great places to visit near St. Matthew's if you like historic monuments.

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

The area around St. Matthew's 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 a great place to visit close to St. Matthew's if you like round cairns.

Don't miss High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around St. Matthew's.

Bluebell Woods to visit near St. Matthew's include High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.

St. Matthew's's best nearby geological features can be found at Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.

There are a number of gardens near St. Matthew's 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 some of St. Matthew's best country parks to visit near St. Matthew's.

Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood are great places to visit near St. Matthew's if you like nature reserves.

The area around St. Matthew's's best historic sites can be found at 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 some of St. Matthew's best canals to visit near St. Matthew's.

There are a number of roman sites near St. Matthew's including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston are some of St. Matthew's best museums to visit near St. Matthew's.

The area around St. Matthew's features a number of interesting caves including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.

Limestone Pavements to visit near St. Matthew's include Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.

The area around St. Matthew's boasts some of the best sssis including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

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

Shopping Centres to visit near St. Matthew's include The Concourse Shopping Centre.

The area around St. Matthew's boasts some of the best cities including Preston, and Lancaster.

The area around St. Matthew's's best castles can be found at Clitheroe Castle.

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