Ribchester is a Town in the county of Lancashire.
Beneath the streets of Ribchester lie the remains of a fifty acre Roman fort built around 80CE to garrison some 500 cavalrymen. Beside the river at Ribchester are small but decent remains of the Roman bath house which served the fort, open to wander around.
Nearby an 18th century schoolboy found a magnificent Roman ceremonial helmet which is now in the British Museum - there is a replica of it in the small museum just outside St Wilfrid’s churchyard.
The churchyard itself is situated directly over a corner of the fort’s treasury building and has a sun-dial with the inscription:
I am a Shadow. So art Thou. I mark Time. Dost Thou?
The village is encircled by green hills and is sheltered by a curve of the River Ribble, a pleasant jumble of coloured stone cottages in long, twisting terraces. The White Bull, dated 1707 has a porch canopy supported by four columns said to be from the Roman ruins. Many stones from the fort also went into building of the 13th-century church.
Inside the church at Ribchester is a Jacobean pulpit and a faded mural to St Christopher, the patron saint of travellers. People wishing to cross the swift-flowing River Ribble - a dangerous undertaking in the in the 13th century, resulted in the drowning of Ribchester’s first recorded rector, Drogo. The river Ribble now has a bridge at Ribchester which was built in 1774.
There are great places to visit near Ribchester 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.
Towns to visit near Ribchester include Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
Ribchester has some unmissable villages nearby like Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.
Ribchester's best nearby parks can be found at Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall are some of Ribchester best waterfalls to visit near Ribchester.
Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough are great places to visit near Ribchester if you like woodlands.
The area around Ribchester boasts some of the best rivers and streams including 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 great places to visit near Ribchester if you like old mines.
Ribchester has some unmissable ruins nearby like Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).
Ribchester's best nearby historic buildings can be found at 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 several good ancient sites in the Ribchester area like 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 Ribchester include Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Ribchester area like Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
Ribchester has some unmissable hills nearby like Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
The area close to Ribchester boasts some of the best 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 Ribchester if you like lakes.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Ribchester area like High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine are some of Ribchester best geological features to visit near Ribchester.
Don't miss The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower's gardens if visiting the area around Ribchester.
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 Ribchester if you like country parks.
There are a number of nature reserves near Ribchester including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
Historic Sites to visit near Ribchester include Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
There are a number of canals near Ribchester 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.
Ribchester's best nearby roman sites can be found at Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
The area around Ribchester features a number of interesting museums including Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
There are a number of caves near Ribchester including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Don't miss Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement's limestone pavements if visiting the area around Ribchester.
There are a number of sssis near Ribchester including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
There are a several good beaches in the Ribchester area like Blackpool, and Half Moon Bay.
Shopping Centres to visit near Ribchester include The Concourse Shopping Centre.
Ribchester has some unmissable cities nearby like Preston, and Lancaster.
Clitheroe Castle is one of Ribchester's best, nearby castles to visit in Ribchester.
Ribchester History
There are some historic monuments around Ribchester:
