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Photo of Anglezarke Reservoir, a reservoir near Rivington, Lancashire, north west England.

Anglezarke Reservoir© philandju / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Buckshaw Parkway StationBuckshaw Village

21 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

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.

2.7 km E · spans 5 counties

Photo of Anglezarke Reservoir, a reservoir near Rivington, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Anglezarke Reservoir

Reservoir near Rivington

Picturesque reservoir edged by woods and moorland trails in the West Pennine Moors above Chorley.

6.1 km SE

Photo of Rivington Reservoirs, a reservoir in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Rivington Reservoirs

Reservoir near Rivington

String of reservoirs below the West Pennine Moors, ringed by walking, cycling and riding trails.

8 km SE

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

Rivington

Village

Scattered West Pennine village below Rivington Pike, with a green, two churches and Lord Leverhulme's terraced gardens above.

8.2 km SE · Lancashire

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.

8.7 km NE

Photo of Pigeon Tower, a folly near Rivington, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Pigeon Tower

Folly near Rivington

Slender three-storey folly tower on the Rivington Terraced Gardens ridge, a landmark of the West Pennine Moors.

9.3 km SE

Photo of Rivington Terraced Gardens, a garden in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Rivington Terraced Gardens

Garden near Rivington

Lord Leverhulme's atmospheric hillside gardens on Winter Hill, terraces and follies half-reclaimed by woodland.

9.5 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Yarrow Valley Country Park

Country park near Rivington

A country park in Lancashire.

1.5 km S

Cuerden Valley Park

Country park near Preston

A country park in Lancashire.

2 km N

Lever Park

Country park near Rivington

A country park in Lancashire.

8.1 km SE

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.

8.4 km N · Lancashire, North Yorkshire & Cumbria

Photo of Worthington Lakes Country Park, a country park near Wigan, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Worthington Lakes Country Park

Country park near Wigan

A country park in Greater Manchester.

8.4 km S

Photo of Terraced Gardens Rivington Country Park, a country park in Lancashire, north west England.

Terraced Gardens Rivington Country Park

Country park near Rivington

A country park in Lancashire.

9.1 km SE

Avenham Park

House & garden near Preston

A Victorian park by Edward Milner, dropping in terraces to the River Ribble.

9.2 km N

Miller Park

House & garden near Preston

An 1864 riverside park dug by mill workers during the Lancashire Cotton Famine.

9.2 km N

Photo of The Eagle & Child, a pub near Bispham Green, Lancashire, north west England.

The Eagle & Child

Pub near Bispham Green

Country dining pub with its own farm shop and wildflower meadow at Bispham Green.

9.9 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (5) — 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.