Preston is a City in the county of Lancashire.

Preston postcode: PR2 0SA

Retail in Preston

There are great places to visit near Preston 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, roman sites, museums, caves, limestone pavements, sssis, canals, beaches, shopping centres, cities and castles.

There are a number of towns near Preston including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

There are a several good villages in the Preston area like Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Ribchester, Belmont, and Chipping.

Preston's best nearby parks can be found at Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.

There are a number of waterfalls near Preston including Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.

Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough are great places to visit near Preston if you like woodlands.

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 Preston.

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 great places to visit near Preston if you like old mines.

Preston has some unmissable ruins nearby like Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).

There are a several good historic buildings in the Preston area like Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, Hoghton Tower, and Stonyhurst College.

Preston's best nearby ancient sites can be found at 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.

There are a several good historic monuments in the Preston area like Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.

Preston has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.

There are a number of hills near Preston including Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.

Jepsons Gate Cairn is one of Preston's best, nearby round cairns to visit in Preston.

Lakes to visit near Preston include High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.

Preston has some unmissable bluebell woods nearby like High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.

Don't miss Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine's geological features if visiting the area around Preston.

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

Country Parks to visit near Preston include 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 Preston best nature reserves to visit near Preston.

Don't miss Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory's historic sites if visiting the area around Preston.

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

Preston has some unmissable museums nearby like Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.

Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot are some of Preston best caves to visit near Preston.

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

Preston's best nearby sssis can be found at Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

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 Preston if you like canals.

There are a several good beaches in the Preston area like Blackpool, and Half Moon Bay.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Preston like The Concourse Shopping Centre.

There are a several good cities in the Preston area like Preston, and Lancaster.

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

Preston History

There are some historic monuments around Preston:

• Penwortham Old Bridge
• Castle Hill motte
• Croston Town Bridge
• Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane
• Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels
• Chingle Hall moated site
• Cromwell's Mound Civil War fieldwork