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Historic House
Rufford, Ormskirk
Follow in Shakespeare's footsteps and visit one of Lancashire's finest Tudor buildings which was built in the 1530s and is situated just 7 miles from Southport.
Historic Site
Barrow In Furness
Impressive red sandstone remains and ornately decorated chapter house. Once was the second most prosperous Cistercian abbey in England.
Historic House
Carnforth
Award winning Leighton Hall is the lived-in house of the famous furniture making Gillow dynasty. A visit to Leighton is an opportunity to unravel the fascinating past of this ancient, Lancashire family.
Historic House
Clitheroe
Browsholme Hall has been the ancestral home of the Parkers, Bowbearers of the Forest of Bowland since the time Tudor times. Today it is still the family’s home and visitors are invited to enjoy its magnificent architecture, fabulous interiors and…
Museum
Throughout Lancashire
Imagine a place where you can explore, touch, learn, discover and most of all have fun. At Lancashire Museums they have lots of stuff going on to tempt you and your families.
Arts, Crafts & Galleries
Burnley
This 14th century grade 1 listed hall has a rich history with many stories to tell, with grand period rooms decorated with oil paintings and sculptures covering several centuries of life at the hall which was the home of the Towneley family for over…
Historic House
Burnley
An Elizabethan Gem in industrial Lancashire, period rooms, work by Charles Barry and Pugin, nationally important Rachel Kay - Shuttleworth textile collection, National Portrait Gallery paintings, connections to English Civil War.
Heritage / Visitor Centre
Nelson
The Pendle Heritage Centre is open daily and includes a Garden Tearoom, 18th Century Walled Garden, Cruck Frame Barn, a Parlour shop, Tourist Information Centre, Pendle Arts Gallery and a Conference Centre.
Historic House
Astley Village, Chorley
Astley Hall dates from 1580 with subsequent additions. Unique collections of furniture including a fine Elizabethan bed and the famous Shoval Board Table.
Historic House
Accrington
Haworth Art Gallery is Lancashire’s finest house and garden designed in the Arts & Crafts style. Every inch of the building is teaming with beautiful details inspired by nature and made with a love of materials and craftsmanship. Set on a dramatic…
Historic House
Preston
An historic house with magnificent state apartments, banqueting hall, ballroom, grounds and dolls' houses on display. Hoghton Tower has been a part of Lancashire’s landscape since 1565.
Historic House
Preston
Built in 1325 Samlesbury Hall is steeped in fascinating history, retaining its original typical black and white exterior, the Hall is almost equidistant between Blackburn and Preston, yet retaining a rural feel.
Museum
Lancaster
The Cottage Museum offers an intimate glimpse of early Victorian life in this tiny and intriguing 18th-Century cottage spread over 5 floors. Enter inside and discover the many gadgets and utensils used in the 19th Century. The Cottage Museum is just…
Historic House
MANCHESTER
Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-65) was one of the most important and best loved Victorian writers. Her novels and letters reveal a warm-hearted woman who was a shrewd judge of character, inquisitive, witty and profoundly concerned with social justice.
Museum
Lancaster
Built in the centre of Lancaster against the backdrop of Lancaster Castle and Lancaster Priory this elegant, Grade I listed building is Lancaster's oldest town house.
Church/Chapel
Ulverston
Peaceful and inspiring Buddhist Temple, amazing Romantic Gothic mansion, relaxing café, gift shop and book store. Six minute woodland walk to beach.
Historic House
Wycoller
The hall was built by the Hartley family at the end of the 16th century and subsequently extended in the 18th by Squire Henry Owen Cunliffe, in order to attract a wealthy wife. Charlotte Brontë is thought to have frequently visited Wycoller village.
Historic House
Kendal
Elizabethan mansion with world famous topiary gardens designed by M Beaumont in 1694, fountain garden and buttery, licenced restaurant and gift shop.
Garden
Caton
Gold medal-winning landscape designer, Arabella Lennox-Boyd, opens her own stunning garden at Gresgarth Hall near Lancaster on the second Sunday of the month from February to November.
Family Days Out
Kendal
Sizergh Castle is a Medieval House with Tudor additions surrounded by a superb garden and large estate. It has been lived in by the Strickland family for over 760 years. Learn about the Elizabethan carvings and contents of the castle and gardens.