Wensley Fold

Wensley Fold is an area of Darwen in the county of Lancashire.

There are great places to visit near Wensley Fold 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 Wensley Fold boasts some of the best towns including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

Don't miss Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester's villages if visiting the area around Wensley Fold.

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

The area around Wensley Fold boasts some of the best waterfalls 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 some of Wensley Fold best woodlands to visit near Wensley Fold.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Wensley Fold area like Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.

The area around Wensley Fold boasts some of the best old mines 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.

There are a several good ruins in the Wensley Fold area like Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).

The area around Wensley Fold boasts some of the best 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.

The area around Wensley Fold boasts some of the best 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.

Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge are great places to visit near Wensley Fold if you like historic monuments.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Wensley Fold area like Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.

Wensley Fold's best nearby hills can be found at Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.

Places near Wensley Fold feature a number of interesting round cairns including Jepsons Gate Cairn.

Wensley Fold's best nearby lakes can be found at High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.

High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods are some of Wensley Fold best bluebell woods to visit near Wensley Fold.

Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine are some of Wensley Fold best geological features to visit near Wensley Fold.

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

Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park are great places to visit near Wensley Fold if you like country parks.

The area around Wensley Fold 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.

Wensley Fold is near some unmissable historic sites like Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory,

Wensley Fold has some unmissable canals nearby like 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 Wensley Fold features a number of interesting roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

There are a number of museums near Wensley Fold including Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.

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

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

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

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

Shopping Centres to visit near Wensley Fold include The Concourse Shopping Centre.

Wensley Fold has some unmissable cities nearby like Preston, and Lancaster.

The area around Wensley Fold's best castles can be found at Clitheroe Castle.

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