Photo of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, a 127-mile canal running from Leeds to Liverpool, England.

Leeds & Liverpool Canal© Colin Park / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Aughton Park StationAughton Park

12 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

The longest single canal in Britain, crossing the Pennines by Bingley's Five Rise Locks and the moors above Burnley.

3.4 km W · spans 5 counties

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Martin Mere, Burscough

SSSI near New Lane

Wetland centre with wintering swans and geese.

7.2 km N

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Moor Hall

Restaurant · With rooms near Aughton

Mark Birchall's restaurant with rooms in a restored Lancashire manor with lake and gardens.

1.9 km SW

Beacon Park

Country park near Wigan

A country park in Lancashire.

8.6 km E

Rimrose Valley Country Park

Country park near Liverpool

A country park in Merseyside.

9.8 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (7) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Burscough Augustinian PrioryPrioryaccess unclear4.1 km NE
Melling MountCounty topaccess unclear5.5 km S
Scarisbrick Park holy wellHoly wellaccess unclear5.6 km N
Roman Fort and sections of Roman RoadsRoman archaeological siteaccess unclear5.7 km NE
Downholland MossSSSIaccess unclear7.8 km W
Ince Blundell ParkHouse & gardenaccess unclear8.9 km SW
Mere Sands WoodSSSIaccess unclear9.5 km NE

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.