Ashton-on-Ribble is a Area in the county of Lancashire.

Retail in Ashton-on-Ribble

There are great places to visit near Ashton-on-Ribble 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.

Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool are some of Ashton-on-Ribble best towns to visit near Ashton-on-Ribble.

There are a several good villages in the Ashton-on-Ribble area like Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.

Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park are some of Ashton-on-Ribble best parks to visit near Ashton-on-Ribble.

Waterfalls to visit near Ashton-on-Ribble include Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.

There are a number of woodlands near Ashton-on-Ribble including Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.

Ashton-on-Ribble's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at 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 Ashton-on-Ribble 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.

The area around Ashton-on-Ribble boasts some of the best ruins including Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).

There are a number of historic buildings near Ashton-on-Ribble including Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, Hoghton Tower, and Stonyhurst College.

The area around Ashton-on-Ribble features a number of interesting ancient sites including 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 number of historic monuments near Ashton-on-Ribble including Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.

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

Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick are some of Ashton-on-Ribble best hills to visit near Ashton-on-Ribble.

Jepsons Gate Cairn is one of Ashton-on-Ribble's best, nearby round cairns to visit in Ashton-on-Ribble.

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 Ashton-on-Ribble.

Don't miss High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Ashton-on-Ribble.

There are a several good geological features in the Ashton-on-Ribble area like Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.

Don't miss The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower's gardens if visiting the area around Ashton-on-Ribble.

The area around Ashton-on-Ribble boasts some of the best country parks including 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 Ashton-on-Ribble boasts some of the best nature reserves including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.

The area close to Ashton-on-Ribble boasts some of the best historic sites including Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.

The area around Ashton-on-Ribble boasts some of the best canals including 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.

The area around Ashton-on-Ribble features a number of interesting roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

Museums to visit near Ashton-on-Ribble include Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.

There are a number of caves near Ashton-on-Ribble including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.

The area close to Ashton-on-Ribble boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.

The area around Ashton-on-Ribble features a number of interesting sssis including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

Beaches to visit near Ashton-on-Ribble include Blackpool, and Half Moon Bay.

Places near Ashton-on-Ribble feature a number of interesting shopping centres including The Concourse Shopping Centre.

There are a several good cities in the Ashton-on-Ribble area like Preston, and Lancaster.

Places near Ashton-on-Ribble feature a number of interesting castles including Clitheroe Castle.

Ashton-on-Ribble History

There are some historic monuments around Ashton-on-Ribble:

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