Westhead
Westhead is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
Westhead postcode: L40 6JD
There are great places to visit near Westhead 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 Westhead including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester are great places to visit near Westhead if you like villages.
The area around Westhead features a number of interesting parks including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
There are a several good waterfalls in the Westhead area like Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.
Westhead's best nearby woodlands can be found at Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth are great places to visit near Westhead if you like rivers and streams.
Old Mines to visit near Westhead include 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.
Ruins to visit near Westhead 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 Westhead 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.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Westhead 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.
Westhead has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Westhead area like Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
Hills to visit near Westhead include Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
Round Cairns to visit near Westhead include Jepsons Gate Cairn.
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 Westhead if you like lakes.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Westhead 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, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones are great places to visit near Westhead if you like geological features.
There are a several good gardens in the Westhead area like The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
There are a several good country parks in the Westhead 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.
The area around Westhead 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.
There are a several good historic sites in the area around Westhead like Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
Westhead'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.
Westhead 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 great places to visit near Westhead if you like museums.
The area around Westhead boasts some of the best caves including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
The area close to Westhead boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
There are a several good sssis in the Westhead area like Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
The area around Westhead boasts some of the best beaches including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
Shopping Centres to visit near Westhead include The Concourse Shopping Centre.
There are a several good cities in the Westhead area like Preston, and Lancaster.
Clitheroe Castle is one of Westhead's best, nearby castles to visit in Westhead.
Westhead History
There are some historic monuments around Westhead:
