Avenham is a Area in the county of Lancashire.

Retail in Avenham

There are great places to visit near Avenham 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.

The area around Avenham boasts some of the best towns including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

Avenham's best nearby villages can be found at Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.

Avenham has some unmissable parks nearby like Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.

Avenham's best nearby waterfalls can be found at 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 Avenham including Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.

Avenham'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 Avenham 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.

Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin) are some of Avenham best ruins to visit near Avenham.

The area around Avenham features a number of interesting historic buildings including Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, Hoghton Tower, and Stonyhurst College.

Avenham'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.

Avenham's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.

The area around Avenham boasts some of the best hiking areas including Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.

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

Avenham is near some unmissable round cairns like 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 Avenham if you like lakes.

There are a number of bluebell woods near Avenham including High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.

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

Gardens to visit near Avenham include The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.

The area around Avenham 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.

Avenham has some unmissable nature reserves nearby 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 a great place to visit close to Avenham if you like historic sites.

Don't miss 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's canals if visiting the area around Avenham.

The area around Avenham boasts some of the best roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

There are a several good museums in the Avenham area like Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.

The area around Avenham boasts some of the best caves including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.

The area around Avenham's best limestone pavements can be found at Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.

There are a several good sssis in the Avenham area like Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

Beaches to visit near Avenham include Blackpool, and Half Moon Bay.

Avenham is near some unmissable shopping centres like The Concourse Shopping Centre,

The area around Avenham boasts some of the best cities including Preston, and Lancaster.

There are a several good castles in the area around Avenham like Clitheroe Castle.

Avenham History

There are some historic monuments around Avenham:

• Cromwell's Mound Civil War fieldwork
• Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane
• Croston Town Bridge
• Chingle Hall moated site
• Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels
• Penwortham Old Bridge
• Castle Hill motte
• Ingrave Farm moated site, moated site 100m W of Ingrave Farm and connecting channel, Eccleston