Wesham

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

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

Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester are great places to visit near Wesham if you like villages.

Parks to visit near Wesham include 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 some of Wesham best waterfalls to visit near Wesham.

Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough are great places to visit near Wesham if you like woodlands.

Wesham has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby 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 Wesham 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.

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

The area around Wesham boasts some of the best historic buildings including 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 Wesham features a number of interesting 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 great places to visit near Wesham if you like historic monuments.

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

Hills to visit near Wesham include Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.

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

High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir are some of Wesham best lakes to visit near Wesham.

High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods are great places to visit near Wesham if you like bluebell woods.

The area around Wesham boasts some of the best geological features including Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones.

The area around Wesham features a number of interesting gardens including The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.

There are a several good country parks in the Wesham 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.

Wesham's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.

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

Don't miss 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's canals if visiting the area around Wesham.

Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum are great places to visit near Wesham if you like roman sites.

There are a several good museums in the Wesham area like Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.

The area around Wesham boasts some of the best caves including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.

Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement is a great place to visit close to Wesham if you like limestone pavements.

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

There are a number of beaches near Wesham including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.

The area around Wesham features a number of interesting attractions including Madame Tussauds Blackpool, The Big One, and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

The area close to Wesham boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Concourse Shopping Centre.

There are a several good cities in the Wesham area like Preston, and Lancaster.

Clitheroe Castle is a great place to visit close to Wesham if you like castles.

Read more about Lancashire.

Wesham Map

Wesham 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

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

West Strand Park Plungington, Preston

West Strand Park retail park

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

Mere 198, Miller Road

Mere supermarket

Where to Eat in Preston

Streets in Preston

The Salt and Pepper Pots

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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