Shawforth
Shawforth is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
Shawforth postcode: OL12 8HP
There are great places to visit near Shawforth 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 Shawforth include Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
The area around Shawforth boasts some of the best villages including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.
Don't miss Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park's parks if visiting the area around Shawforth.
The area around Shawforth 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.
The area around Shawforth features a number of interesting woodlands including Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
Don't miss Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Shawforth.
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 Shawforth best old mines to visit near Shawforth.
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 Shawforth if you like ruins.
The area around Shawforth boasts some of the best historic buildings including 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.
Ancient Sites to visit near Shawforth 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.
Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge are great places to visit near Shawforth if you like historic monuments.
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 Shawforth.
The area around Shawforth features a number of interesting hills including 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 Shawforth like Jepsons Gate Cairn.
Lakes to visit near Shawforth include High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.
The area around Shawforth boasts some of the best bluebell woods including High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
Geological Features to visit near Shawforth include Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones.
The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower are some of Shawforth best gardens to visit near Shawforth.
Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park are some of Shawforth best country parks to visit near Shawforth.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Shawforth area like Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
The area around Shawforth's best historic sites can be found at 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 some of Shawforth best canals to visit near Shawforth.
Shawforth has some unmissable roman sites nearby like Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
Don't miss Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston's museums if visiting the area around Shawforth.
There are a number of caves near Shawforth including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Places near Shawforth feature a number of interesting limestone pavements including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
Shawforth's best nearby sssis can be found at Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf are great places to visit near Shawforth if you like beaches.
The Concourse Shopping Centre is a great place to visit close to Shawforth if you like shopping centres.
Don't miss Preston, and Lancaster's cities if visiting the area around Shawforth.
The area around Shawforth's best castles can be found at Clitheroe Castle.
Shawforth History
There are some historic monuments around Shawforth:
