Scotforth
Scotforth is a Town in the county of Lancashire.
Scotforth postcode: LA1 4SJ
There are great places to visit near Scotforth 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.
Scotforth's best nearby towns can be found at Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
Scotforth has some unmissable villages nearby like Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.
Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park are great places to visit near Scotforth if you like parks.
Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall are great places to visit near Scotforth if you like waterfalls.
There are a several good woodlands in the Scotforth area like Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Scotforth include Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.
There are a several good old mines in the Scotforth area like 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 Scotforth best ruins to visit near Scotforth.
There are a number of historic buildings near Scotforth including Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, Hoghton Tower, and Stonyhurst College.
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 are great places to visit near Scotforth if you like ancient sites.
The area around Scotforth boasts some of the best historic monuments including Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
Scotforth's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
Don't miss Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick's hills if visiting the area around Scotforth.
Places near Scotforth feature a number of interesting round cairns including Jepsons Gate Cairn.
There are a number of lakes near Scotforth including 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 great places to visit near Scotforth if you like bluebell woods.
Don't miss Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine's geological features if visiting the area around Scotforth.
The area around Scotforth boasts some of the best gardens including The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
There are a number of country parks near Scotforth including Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.
Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood are some of Scotforth best nature reserves to visit near Scotforth.
Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory is one of Scotforth's best, nearby historic sites to visit in Scotforth.
There are a number of canals near Scotforth 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.
Scotforth has some unmissable roman sites nearby like Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
There are a several good museums in the Scotforth area like Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
The area around Scotforth boasts some of the best caves including Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Places near Scotforth feature a number of interesting limestone pavements including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
There are a several good sssis in the Scotforth area like Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
The area around Scotforth boasts some of the best beaches including Blackpool, and Half Moon Bay.
Places near Scotforth feature a number of interesting shopping centres including The Concourse Shopping Centre.
Don't miss Preston, and Lancaster's cities if visiting the area around Scotforth.
Castles to visit near Scotforth include Clitheroe Castle.
Scotforth History
There are some historic monuments around Scotforth:
