Rossendale is a City in the county of Lancashire.

Retail in Rossendale

There are great places to visit near Rossendale 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 number of towns near Rossendale including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

The area around Rossendale features a number of interesting villages including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.

Rossendale has some unmissable parks nearby like Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.

The area around Rossendale 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.

There are a several good woodlands in the Rossendale area like Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.

The area around Rossendale features a number of interesting rivers and streams including Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.

Don't miss 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's old mines if visiting the area around Rossendale.

There are a number of ruins near Rossendale including Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).

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 some of Rossendale best historic buildings to visit near Rossendale.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Rossendale 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.

The area around Rossendale features a number of interesting historic monuments including Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.

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

Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick are some of Rossendale best hills to visit near Rossendale.

Round Cairns to visit near Rossendale include 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 Rossendale.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Rossendale include High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.

Geological Features to visit near Rossendale include Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.

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

Country Parks to visit near Rossendale include Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.

Rossendale'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.

The area close to Rossendale boasts some of the best historic sites including Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.

There are a several good canals in the Rossendale 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.

The area around Rossendale features a number of interesting roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

The area around Rossendale 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 Rossendale.

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

There are a number of sssis near Rossendale including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

The area around Rossendale features a number of interesting beaches including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.

Don't miss The Concourse Shopping Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Rossendale.

Rossendale's best nearby cities can be found at Preston, and Lancaster.

Don't miss Clitheroe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Rossendale.

Rossendale History

There are some historic monuments around Rossendale:

• Warren at Everage Clough 450m north east of New Copy Farm
• Promontory fort called Castlesteads on the east bank of the Irwell 550m SSE of Banks Farm
• Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish church
• Hapton Castle
• Higher Mill, Helmshore
• March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal
• Ice house at Towneley Hall
• Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm
• Thieveley lead mine 330m south west and 910m WSW of Buckleys