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 Rainford StationRainford

15 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.

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

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

7.5 km NE · spans 5 counties

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Beacon Park

Country park near Wigan

A country park in Lancashire.

4.1 km NE

Sankey Valley Park

Country park near Warrington

A country park in Merseyside.

7.1 km SE

Photo of Croxteth Hall Country Park, a country park near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Croxteth Hall Country Park

Country park near Liverpool

A country park in Merseyside.

9.1 km SW

Moor Hall

Restaurant · With rooms near Aughton

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

9.1 km W

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

Ravenhead BrickworksSSSIaccess unclear3.8 km NE
Billinge Hill (N Top)County topaccess unclear4.4 km E
Billinge HillMarilynaccess unclear4.9 km E
Up Holland Benedictine prioryPrioryaccess unclear5.2 km NE
Melling MountCounty topaccess unclear7.5 km W
Stanley Bank MeadowSSSI7.6 km SE
Knowsley ParkCounty topaccess unclear8.5 km S
Burscough Augustinian PrioryPrioryaccess unclear8.6 km NW
Roman Fort and sections of Roman RoadsRoman archaeological siteaccess unclear8.8 km N
The Flashes of Wigan and LeighNational Nature Reserve9.9 km E

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.