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Blackburn Attractions
A selection of attractions in and around Blackburn:
Blackburn Rovers Football Club, Blackburn  (< 1 Mile)
Experience Blackburn Rovers ground tours. Visit behind the scenes at Ewood Park, see our traditional boardroom and hospitality suites, and then see the players’...
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Lewis Textile Museum, Blackburn  (1.7 Miles)
Blackburn in Lancashire has a long and illustrious textile industrial history and this museum explores how this started and how it developed. The museum...
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Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Blackburn  (1.7 Miles)
Located at the very heart of the city, this museum and gallery is one of the cultural hubs for Blackburn. Close to both the...
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Darwen Library, Blackburn  (1.7 Miles)
The central library is housed in a good looking building close to the town hall and the many other main administrative buildings of the city....
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Sunnyhurst Wood Visitor Centre, Darwen  (2.5 Miles)
The Sunnyhurst Wood Visitor Centre is set in the beautiful surroundings of some of the most splendid countryside and parkland in the area. The...
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Witton Country Park, Blackburn  (2.5 Miles)
Witton Country Park offers four hundred and eighty acres of beautiful woodland, parkland and farmland to the west of Blackburn. The estate was once...
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Hoghton Tower, Preston  (4.4 Miles)
Ancestral home of the De Hoghton family since William the Conqueror. Built on its hill 650ft above sea level. See the magnificent banqueting hall where...
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Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington  (6.4 Miles)
Haworth Art Gallery, a Tudor-style Edwardian house, was built for the children of Thomas Haworth, Accrington’s most important cotton manufacturer. It is a fine example...
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Ribchester Roman Museum, Preston  (8.4 Miles)
This museum was the brainchild of Margaret Greenall and opened in 1915, bringing together a wealth of archaeological finds related to the Roman world....
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Helmshore Textile Museums, Haslingden  (9.5 Miles)
At Helmshore Textile Museums in Rossendale, you will find two magnificent mills that illustrate the story of Lancashire’s textile industry. Higher Mill was built in...
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Ski Rossendale, Rawtenstall  (10.3 Miles)
Ski Rossendale is the North’s premier ski centre. Open all year round it is ideal for both expert and beginner skiers. Set amid trees and...
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Rossendale Museum, Rawtenstall  (10.5 Miles)
Rossendale Museum is housed in a former mill owners’ residence, built in 1840. Surrounded by the grounds of Whitaker Park, the museum retains the character...
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Turton Tower, Bolton  (10.6 Miles)
At Turton Tower the original Pele tower from which the building developed dates back to the 12th century, later being transformed (in the 16th century)...
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Smithills Hall, Bolton  (10.7 Miles)
The hall is set in formal gardens and offers guided tours and school education trips along with conference facilities, hiring of the hall and has...
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Smithills Open Farm, Bolton  (10.8 Miles)
Feed lambs, stroke calves or ride on donkeys at this family run open farm. Staff encourage a hands-on approach and visitors can see and touch...
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14th/20th King's Hussars, Preston  (11.7 Miles)
This museum is dedicated to the Lancashire based 14th and 20th King’s Hussars Regiment, a very well known and popular part of the army in...
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Duke of Lancaster's Yeomanry, Preston  (11.7 Miles)
This museum is dedicated to the long and illustrious history of this regiment of the army. There is a proud tradition in this region...
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Museum of Lancashire, Preston  (11.7 Miles)
The Museum of Lancashire is located at the heart of the county and looks at the long history of the county and its part in...
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Harris Library, Preston  (12.1 Miles)
The Harris Library is located in the heart of Preston in Lancashire and contains a large collection of texts that cross a broad range of...
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Harris Museum, Preston  (12.1 Miles)
The Harris Museum and Art Gallery is situated in central Presto and is one of the most important cultural buildings in the community. The...
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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)
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