Pendleton is a Town in the county of Lancashire.

Pendleton postcode: BB7 1

Retail in Pendleton

There are great places to visit near Pendleton 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.

Pendleton has some unmissable towns nearby like Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

The area around Pendleton features a number of interesting villages including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.

There are a number of parks near Pendleton including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.

Don't miss Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall's waterfalls if visiting the area around Pendleton.

The area around Pendleton features a number of interesting woodlands including Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.

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

Pendleton's best nearby old mines can be found at 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 Pendleton best ruins to visit near Pendleton.

Pendleton has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, Hoghton Tower, and Stonyhurst College.

There are a number of ancient sites near Pendleton 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 Pendleton if you like historic monuments.

The area around Pendleton 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 several good hills in the Pendleton area like Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.

The area around Pendleton's best round cairns can be found at Jepsons Gate Cairn.

There are a several good lakes in the Pendleton area like High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.

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

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

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

Country Parks to visit near Pendleton include Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.

Pendleton 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.

The area around Pendleton's best historic sites can be found at Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.

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

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

The area around Pendleton features a number of interesting caves including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.

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

The area around Pendleton boasts some of the best sssis including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

Pendleton has some unmissable beaches nearby like Blackpool, and Half Moon Bay.

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

Don't miss Preston, and Lancaster's cities if visiting the area around Pendleton.

Clitheroe Castle is one of Pendleton's best, nearby castles to visit in Pendleton.

Pendleton History

There are some historic monuments around Pendleton:

• Hapton Castle
• Bowl barrow 250m north of Hacking Boat House
• The Old Lower Hodder Bridge
• Northern part of Rimington lead mines, part of a medieval open field system and three limestone clamp kilns 120m south east of Hollins
• Eadsford (or Edisford) Bridge
• Bowl barrow 170m north east of Hacking Boat House
• Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm
• Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castle
• Moated site 50m NE of Holden Green Farm.
• Sawley Cistercian abbey and associated earthworks
• Ightenhill Manor (site of)
• Whalley Cistercian abbey
• Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm
• Twiston lime kiln and associated tramway 250m east of Twiston Mill
• Portfield hillfort
• Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm
• Three high crosses in St Mary's churchyard
• Ashnott lead mine and lime kiln
• Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position
• Whalley Bridge