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Photo of the Forest of Bowland, a National Landscape in England.

Forest of BowlandPhoto Robin Cross / Unsplash

Places to explore near Blackburn StationBlackburn

31 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

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

0.2 km SE · spans 5 counties

Photo of Hoghton Tower, a Grade II registered house & garden near Mellor, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Hoghton Tower

House & garden near Mellor

A Grade II-listed historic park and garden in Lancashire.

6.5 km W

Photo of Samlesbury Hall, a house in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Samlesbury Hall

House near Samlesbury

Black-and-white timbered manor of 1325 near Preston, reputedly haunted, with craft shops and a bee centre.

6.7 km NW

Photo of Northcote, a restaurant near Langho, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Northcote

Restaurant · With rooms near Langho

Ribble Valley country-house hotel and restaurant on the edge of the Forest of Bowland.

7.2 km N

Photo of Ribchester Roman Museum, a visitor attraction in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Ribchester Roman Museum

Attraction near Ribchester

Village museum on the Roman fort of Bremetennacum, home to a replica of the famous Ribchester parade helmet.

7.9 km NW

Photo of Ribchester, a village in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Ribchester

Village

Riverside village built over a Roman fort, with a Roman museum, the columned White Bull and Stydd chapel close by.

8.2 km NW · Lancashire

Photo of the Forest of Bowland, a National Landscape in England.Iconic

Forest of Bowland

National Landscape near Slaidburn

Wild heather moorland and the Trough of Bowland.

9.9 km N

Photo of Whalley, a village in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Whalley

Village

Medieval Ribble Valley village of independent shops, a great railway viaduct and the ruins of Whalley Abbey.

9.9 km NE · Lancashire

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Photo of Corporation Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Blackburn, Lancashire, north west England.

Corporation Park

House & garden near Blackburn

A grand Victorian park of 1857 with two lakes and a Roman-style triumphal arch.

1.4 km NW

Photo of Witton Country Park, a country park near Blackburn, Lancashire, north west England.

Witton Country Park

Country park near Blackburn

A country park in Lancashire.

2 km W

Photo of The Millstone, a pub near Mellor, Lancashire, north west England.

The Millstone

Pub near Mellor

Smart coaching inn with rooms in hilltop Mellor, a well-regarded Ribble Valley dining stop.

4.5 km NW

Mrs Dowson's Farm & Ice Cream

Farm & farm shop near Salesbury

Working dairy farm near Bashall making its own ice cream, with animal encounters and a parlour.

6.8 km N

Photo of Huntley's Country Stores, a farm & farm shop near Samlesbury, Lancashire, north west England.

Huntley's Country Stores

Farm & farm shop near Samlesbury

Big Samlesbury food hall with an in-house bakery, butcher, fishmonger, deli and forty ice-cream flavours.

7.7 km NW

Photo along the Ribble Way, a 70-mile long-distance path running from Longton to Ribblehead, England.

Ribble Way

Long-distance path

Sea to source up the Ribble valley, from the marshes at Longton to the high fell country above Ribblehead.

7.8 km NW · Lancashire, North Yorkshire & Cumbria

Photo of The White Bull, a pub near Ribchester, Lancashire, north west England.

The White Bull

Pub near Ribchester

Ribchester village pub whose porch is propped on genuine Roman-era stone columns.

8.1 km NW

Stydd Gardens

Garden near Ribchester

Walled nursery garden with plants, a farm shop and cafe on a quiet lane outside Ribchester.

8.7 km NW

Photo of St Saviour's Church, Stydd, a church near Ribchester, Lancashire, north west England.

St Saviour's Church, Stydd

Church near Ribchester

Lonely Grade I Norman chapel near Ribchester, the last survivor of a Knights Hospitaller foundation.

8.7 km N

Everything else within 10 km (14) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

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.