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.
There are a several good towns in the Shawforth area like Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester are some of Shawforth best villages to visit near Shawforth.
There are a several good parks in the Shawforth area like Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
Shawforth has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.
Don't miss Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough's woodlands if visiting the area around Shawforth.
There are a number of rivers and streams near Shawforth including Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.
The area around Shawforth boasts some of the best old mines 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.
Don't miss Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin)'s ruins if visiting the area around Shawforth.
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 great places to visit near Shawforth if you like historic buildings.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Shawforth 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.
Shawforth's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice are great places to visit near Shawforth if you like hiking areas.
Shawforth has some unmissable hills nearby like Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
Don't miss Jepsons Gate Cairn's round cairns if visiting the area around Shawforth.
High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir are great places to visit near Shawforth if you like lakes.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Shawforth area like 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, and Sykes Mine are some of Shawforth best geological features to visit near Shawforth.
Shawforth's best nearby gardens can be found at The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
Shawforth's best nearby country parks can be found at Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.
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.
Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory is one of Shawforth's best, nearby historic sites to visit in Shawforth.
Shawforth's best nearby canals can be found at 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.
There are a several good roman sites in the Shawforth area like Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
Museums to visit near Shawforth include Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
Shawforth has some unmissable caves nearby like Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement is one of Shawforth's best, nearby limestone pavements to visit in Shawforth.
There are a several good sssis in the Shawforth area like Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
There are a several good beaches in the Shawforth area like Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
The area close to Shawforth boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Concourse Shopping Centre.
Preston, and Lancaster are great places to visit near Shawforth if you like cities.
Clitheroe Castle is one of Shawforth's best, nearby castles to visit in Shawforth.
Shawforth History
There are some historic monuments around Shawforth: