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What's on this weekend – 17th – 19th July 2026
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15 July 2026
With many of the kids breaking up this week, its time to get the summer started! Why not check out a few of these great events to celebrate?
Chorley
Discover Chorley for a great day out, where a popular market town setting is combined with a strong sense of history and access to beautiful countryside. The town has fascinating links to the Mayflower voyage of 1620, with local figure Myles Standish playing a key role in the Pilgrims’ journey and settlement. Today, that heritage sits alongside a lively town centre, with Chorley Market, independent shops and historic venues offering plenty to explore throughout the year.
From grand settings such as Astley Hall, Hoghton Tower and Heskin Hall to the wide-open landscapes of Rivington and Yarrow Valley Country Park, Chorley provides plenty of ways to experience both heritage and the outdoors. Walking, cycling and outdoor activities are all close at hand, with routes to suit every pace, while local favourites like Frederick’s Ice Cream Parlour offer a well-earned treat to round off the day.
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Chorley Businesses
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The Bee Centre
Producing top-quality, pure, local honeys and honeycomb from their apiaries around Lancashire.
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The Alabaster Jar
The Alabaster Jar is an independently run paint-your-own-pottery shop that provides a relaxing and friendly atmosphere where you can go and spend some quality time making bespoke pottery products for your home or loved ones.
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Business Directory
Astley Hall - Wedding Venue
Relaxed and original or traditional and formal - Astley Hall can host your perfect wedding. We will help you create the ceremony of your dreams in either the 400-year-old Grade I listed Astley Hall or Grade II listed Coach House
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Frederick's Ice Cream - Massa's
It's all about quality. From the interior décor through to the sourcing of the best local ingredients and the high standards of delicious home-cooked foods, you can't go wrong at Massa's.
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The Lancastrian
The Lancastrian is a large function room offering great facilities for up to 400 people with a newly refurbished licenced bar and stage.
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Rivington Country Park
Venue for the 2002 Commonwealth Games Outdoor Cycling events. With its rugged hills, picturesque reservoirs and woodland Rivington is Chorley mini Lake District, with a natural beauty to rival the real thing.
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Celya Ab: We Must Stop Meeting Like This - Chorley Theatre
Date: 7th Oct 2026
Have you ever forensically over-thought your life choices? Are they all somehow connected to a passing comment your Spanish teacher made when you were 15? Has it impacted everything from your love life to your career?Following sold-out...
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Beatles Complete - Chorley Theatre
Date: 27th Dec 2026
Having now performed over 300 shows at the world famous Cavern Club, this Liverpool based 'beat combo' are the youngest ever Beatles band to gain a residency at the Cavern Club in Liverpool where they still perform on Thursdays. All aged in their...
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Andrew Ryan: Honest Capacity - Chorley Theatre
Date: 19th Feb 2027
Off the back of a total sell-out tour in 2024, Andrew Ryan is back with a brand-new show. Everyone’s favourite Cork in the North returns in good faith and in an honest capacity with what promises to be his biggest and most hilarious show to date.
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Finlay Christie - Chorley Theatre
Date: 6th Nov 2026
Finlay Christie (Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Have I Got News For You) humblebrags for an hour about his fuckboy era and his new search for meaningful, authentic connection. His past YouTube specials OK Zoomer and Aura Farm...
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Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress - Chorley Theatre
Date: 27th Sept 2026
Mark is back on tour in 2026 with Jest To Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions.Mark is enjoying further success wit...
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Charlie Baker: Go Get It - Chorley Theatre
Date: 12th Feb 2027
Award-winning radio host, stand-up powerhouse and entertainment machine Charlie Baker returns to the stage with his brand new show: GO GET IT.You may know him from his roles in Eastenders and Dr Who, or indeed from The Last Leg, Parent...
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Lancashire Set-Jetting: Blackpool, Preston and the surrounding areas
DurationThree days
Whether it is feature films, comedy shows, sci-fi or drama, Lancashire's wonderfully varied coastline, cities, towns and countryside, make it a wonderful place to capture people's imaginations.
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Lancashire Set-Jetting: East Lancashire, the Ribble Valley and the surrounding areas
DurationThree days
Iconic mills, rolling hills and a national landscape that rivals the beauty of the Lake District means that East Lancashire and the Ribble Valley are often used to showcase the quintessential British countryside on our tv and cinema screens.
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Free | Outdoors
Ramble from Nabs Head Samlesbury
Distance4.5 miles
Take in some simply breath-taking country views around Samlesbury, and witness a whole range of wildlife.
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Free | Outdoors | History & Heritage
Cycling into History - The Great Harwood Stretch
Distance16 mile
Learn all about the history of the area on this loop which connected Blackburn to Clitheroe via Great Harwood
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