Rivington is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
The County Parish of Rivington is quite large and contains the village, most of the “three lakes”, the pike and parts of Winter Hill as far as the River Douglas near Horwich. There’s plenty to explore here.
Rivington postcode: BL6 7SD
There are great places to visit near Rivington 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.
The area around Rivington features a number of interesting towns including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
Rivington's best nearby villages can be found at Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.
The area around Rivington boasts some of the best parks including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
The area around Rivington boasts some of the best waterfalls 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 Rivington if you like woodlands.
Rivington 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 some of Rivington best old mines to visit near Rivington.
Ruins to visit near Rivington include Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).
Historic Buildings to visit near Rivington include 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.
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 are great places to visit near Rivington if you like ancient sites.
The area around Rivington boasts some of the best historic monuments including Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
Don't miss Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice's hiking areas if visiting the area around Rivington.
Rivington has some unmissable hills nearby like Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
There are a several good round cairns in the area around Rivington like Jepsons Gate Cairn.
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 Rivington.
Rivington's best nearby bluebell woods can be found at High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones are great places to visit near Rivington if you like geological features.
Rivington has some unmissable gardens nearby like The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
Country Parks to visit near Rivington include 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 Rivington 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.
Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory is a great place to visit close to Rivington if you like historic sites.
There are a several good canals in the Rivington area like 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.
Rivington has some unmissable roman sites nearby like 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 Rivington best museums to visit near Rivington.
Rivington's best nearby caves can be found at Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Limestone Pavements to visit near Rivington include Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors are great places to visit near Rivington 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 Rivington.
Rivington has some unmissable attractions nearby like Madame Tussauds Blackpool, The Big One, and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
There are a number of shopping centres near to Rivington including The Concourse Shopping Centre.
There are a number of cities near Rivington including Preston, and Lancaster.
Castles to visit near Rivington include Clitheroe Castle.
Rivington History
There are some historic monuments around Rivington:
