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Booth's Plantation - Day outBooth's Plantation
Croston Marsh - Day outCroston Marsh
Cuerden Valley Park - Day outCuerden Valley Park
Howick Hall Wood - Day outHowick Hall Wood
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum - Day outThe British Commercial Vehicle Museum
Worden Arts and Crafts Centre and Marsden Theatre - Day outWorden Arts and Crafts Centre and Marsden Theatre
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Booth's Plantation

The section of woodland plantation nearest the road is comprised largely of balsam poplar over thirty years old. The former Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) planted it as screening for the sub-station. It is being managed by the Trust for ...

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Croston Marsh

Croston Marsh contains one of the best examples of reedbed in this part of Lancashire. In an area where agriculture has so severely modified the landscape, this reserve is a pocket of semi-natural vegetation tucked away between the railway and the ...

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Cuerden Valley Park

650 acres of countryside to explore with meadows, woods, gardens, ponds, lakes, and farmland with the River Lostock meandering through. Situated close to Leyland and Chorley between Whittle-le-Woods and Bamber Bridge with some lovingly restored his ...

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Howick Hall Wood

A semi-natural woodland with mature Turkey Oak, Beech and around 15 other native hardwood species. The woodland curves along the Ribble floodplain escarpment for about half a mile, affording good views of the river from its northern end. The public f ...

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The British Commercial Vehicle Museum

The British Commercial Vehicle Museum has a compelling story to tell. It represents one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom. Over one million people in the UK are employed in some way with the road transport industry and its ...

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Worden Arts and Crafts Centre and Marsden Theatre

Worden Arts and Craft Centre is surrounded by 157 acres of parkland and is ideal for a family day out. Opened in 1984, the Centre occupies the remaining buildings of Worden Hall, home of the Farington family until 1947. The Centre houses a fully-equi ...