Rake Head
Rake Head is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
There are great places to visit near Rake Head 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 Rake Head 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 Rake Head.
Rake Head's best nearby parks can be found at Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
The area around Rake Head 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.
Don't miss Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough's woodlands if visiting the area around Rake Head.
Rake Head 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.
Rake Head has some unmissable old mines nearby 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.
Don't miss Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin)'s ruins if visiting the area around Rake Head.
Rake Head'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.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Rake Head 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.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Rake Head area like Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
The area around Rake Head boasts some of the best hiking areas including Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
Rake Head has some unmissable hills nearby like Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
Places near Rake Head feature a number of interesting round cairns including Jepsons Gate Cairn.
There are a several good lakes in the Rake Head area like 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 Rake Head include High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
There are a number of geological features near Rake Head including Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones.
There are a several good gardens in the Rake Head area like The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
Rake Head'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 Rake Head boasts some of the best nature reserves 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 Rake Head if you like historic sites.
The area around Rake Head 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.
The area around Rake Head features a number of interesting roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
Museums to visit near Rake Head include Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
The area around Rake Head features a number of interesting caves including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
The area close to Rake Head boasts some of the best 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 Rake Head if you like sssis.
Don't miss Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf's beaches if visiting the area around Rake Head.
The Concourse Shopping Centre is one of Rake Head's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Rake Head.
There are a several good cities in the Rake Head area like Preston, and Lancaster.
There are a number of castles near to Rake Head including Clitheroe Castle.
Rake Head History
There are some historic monuments around Rake Head:
