Scorton is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
Scorton postcode: PR3 1AU
There are great places to visit near Scorton 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.
Towns to visit near Scorton include Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
The area around Scorton boasts some of the best villages including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.
There are a number of parks near Scorton including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
Scorton's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.
The area around Scorton features a number of interesting woodlands including Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
The area around Scorton boasts some of the best rivers and streams including 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 Scorton 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.
Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin) are great places to visit near Scorton if you like ruins.
Scorton has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like 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 Scorton 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 Scorton features a number of interesting historic monuments including Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Scorton area like 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 Scorton.
The area around Scorton's best round cairns can be found at 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 Scorton.
High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods are some of Scorton best bluebell woods to visit near Scorton.
Geological Features to visit near Scorton include Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.
Scorton has some unmissable gardens nearby like The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
There are a several good country parks in the Scorton 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.
Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood are some of Scorton best nature reserves to visit near Scorton.
Historic Sites to visit near Scorton include Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
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 are great places to visit near Scorton if you like canals.
Scorton 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 Scorton best museums to visit near Scorton.
Don't miss Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot's caves if visiting the area around Scorton.
Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement is a great place to visit close to Scorton if you like limestone pavements.
Don't miss Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors's sssis if visiting the area around Scorton.
There are a number of beaches near Scorton including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
Shopping Centres to visit near Scorton include The Concourse Shopping Centre.
Scorton has some unmissable cities nearby like Preston, and Lancaster.
Scorton is near some unmissable castles like Clitheroe Castle,
Scorton History
There are some historic monuments around Scorton:
