Mill Hill and Moorgate

Mill Hill and Moorgate is an area of Darwen in the county of Lancashire.

There are great places to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate 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, attractions, shopping centres, cities and castles.

The area around Mill Hill and Moorgate boasts some of the best towns 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 Mill Hill and Moorgate if you like villages.

Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park are great places to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate if you like parks.

Waterfalls to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate include Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.

Mill Hill and Moorgate's best nearby woodlands can be found at Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate include Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.

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 some of Mill Hill and Moorgate best old mines to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate.

Ruins to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate include Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).

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 some of Mill Hill and Moorgate best historic buildings to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate.

Ancient Sites to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate include 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.

Historic Monuments to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate include Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.

Hiking Areas to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate include Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.

Mill Hill and Moorgate has some unmissable hills nearby like Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.

Places near Mill Hill and Moorgate feature a number of interesting round cairns including 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 Mill Hill and Moorgate if you like lakes.

High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods are great places to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate if you like bluebell woods.

There are a number of geological features near Mill Hill and Moorgate including Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones.

There are a number of gardens near Mill Hill and Moorgate including The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.

Don't miss Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Mill Hill and Moorgate.

Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood are some of Mill Hill and Moorgate best nature reserves to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate.

Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory is one of Mill Hill and Moorgate's best, nearby historic sites to visit in Mill Hill and Moorgate.

Canals to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate include 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 Mill Hill and Moorgate boasts some of the best roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

Mill Hill and Moorgate's best nearby museums can be found at Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.

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

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

SSSIs to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate include Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

Beaches to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate include Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.

There are a several good attractions in the Mill Hill and Moorgate area like Madame Tussauds Blackpool, The Big One, and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Places near Mill Hill and Moorgate feature a number of interesting shopping centres including The Concourse Shopping Centre.

Preston, and Lancaster are great places to visit near Mill Hill and Moorgate if you like cities.

Don't miss Clitheroe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Mill Hill and Moorgate.

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