Ribchester is a Town in the county of Lancashire.
Beneath the streets of Ribchester lie the remains of a fifty acre Roman fort built around 80CE to garrison some 500 cavalrymen. Beside the river at Ribchester are small but decent remains of the Roman bath house which served the fort, open to wander around.
Nearby an 18th century schoolboy found a magnificent Roman ceremonial helmet which is now in the British Museum - there is a replica of it in the small museum just outside St Wilfrid’s churchyard.
The churchyard itself is situated directly over a corner of the fort’s treasury building and has a sun-dial with the inscription:
I am a Shadow. So art Thou. I mark Time. Dost Thou?
The village is encircled by green hills and is sheltered by a curve of the River Ribble, a pleasant jumble of coloured stone cottages in long, twisting terraces. The White Bull, dated 1707 has a porch canopy supported by four columns said to be from the Roman ruins. Many stones from the fort also went into building of the 13th-century church.
Inside the church at Ribchester is a Jacobean pulpit and a faded mural to St Christopher, the patron saint of travellers. People wishing to cross the swift-flowing River Ribble - a dangerous undertaking in the in the 13th century, resulted in the drowning of Ribchester’s first recorded rector, Drogo. The river Ribble now has a bridge at Ribchester which was built in 1774.
There are great places to visit near Ribchester 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 some of Ribchester best towns to visit near Ribchester.
The area around Ribchester boasts some of the best 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 some of Ribchester best parks to visit near Ribchester.
Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall are great places to visit near Ribchester if you like waterfalls.
Ribchester has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
Ribchester 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.
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 are great places to visit near Ribchester if you like old mines.
There are a number of ruins near Ribchester including Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).
Don't miss 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's historic buildings if visiting the area around Ribchester.
Ancient Sites to visit near Ribchester include 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 Ribchester area like Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
There are a number of hiking areas near Ribchester including Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
Don't miss Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick's hills if visiting the area around Ribchester.
The area close to Ribchester boasts some of the best round cairns including Jepsons Gate Cairn.
Lakes to visit near Ribchester include High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.
Ribchester has some unmissable bluebell woods nearby like High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
Ribchester's best nearby geological features can be found at Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones.
Don't miss The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower's gardens if visiting the area around Ribchester.
Don't miss Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Ribchester.
The area around Ribchester 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 one of Ribchester's best, nearby historic sites to visit in Ribchester.
The area around Ribchester boasts some of the best 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.
Roman Sites to visit near Ribchester include Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
The area around Ribchester features a number of interesting museums including Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
Don't miss Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot's caves if visiting the area around Ribchester.
Ribchester is near some unmissable limestone pavements like Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement,
Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors are great places to visit near Ribchester if you like sssis.
There are a number of beaches near Ribchester including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
Attractions to visit near Ribchester include Madame Tussauds Blackpool, The Big One, and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Ribchester like The Concourse Shopping Centre.
Ribchester has some unmissable cities nearby like Preston, and Lancaster.
The area around Ribchester's best castles can be found at Clitheroe Castle.
Ribchester History
There are some historic monuments around Ribchester:
