Places to explore near Rice Lane StationOrrell Park

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

1.6 km W · spans 5 counties

A hundred cast-iron Antony Gormley figures planted along two miles of Crosby beach, all facing the sea and drowning twice a day.

5.6 km W

Frederick Gibberd's round 1960s Catholic cathedral, known locally as Paddy's Wigwam, lit by a lantern tower of coloured glass.

5.9 km S

Giles Gilbert Scott's red sandstone giant, built between 1904 and 1978 and the largest cathedral in Britain.

6.8 km S

Liverpool's largest Victorian park, laid out in 1872 by a French designer.

8.5 km S

The world's first publicly funded park, by Joseph Paxton, inspiration for Central Park.

8.9 km SW

A Victorian cemetery by Edward Kemp, with a Gothic catacomb and three chapels.

2.2 km S

Edward Kemp's park of 1870, with sweeping terraces and the domed Isla Gladstone Conservatory.

2.6 km S

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

2.8 km W · spans 24 counties

A country park in Merseyside.

3.1 km W

A country park in Merseyside.

4.1 km SE

A botanic garden that moved here in 1836 with Liverpool's original plants and trees.

5.9 km S

A National Trust place in Merseyside.

6.5 km S

One of Joseph Paxton's first parks, laid out in 1842 with a serpentine lake.

7.9 km S