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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 Leyland StationLeyland

20 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.

4.7 km E · 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.

8.3 km NE

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.

9.3 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Cuerden Valley Park

Country park near Preston

A country park in Lancashire.

1.6 km NE

Yarrow Valley Country Park

Country park near Rivington

A country park in Lancashire.

4.7 km S

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.

5.6 km N · Lancashire, North Yorkshire & Cumbria

Miller Park

House & garden near Preston

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

6 km N

Avenham Park

House & garden near Preston

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

6.1 km N

Photo of the Lancaster Canal, a 41-mile canal running from Preston to Tewitfield, north west England.

Lancaster Canal

Canal

The lock-free coastal canal of the north-west, 41 miles on one level from Preston to Tewitfield with the sea often in view.

7.8 km N · Lancashire & Cumbria

Moor Park (Lancashire)

House & garden near Preston

One of the country's first municipal parks, with a 1927 eclipse observatory.

8.4 km N

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

9.1 km W · spans 24 counties

Everything else within 10 km (9) — 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.