If you thrive on fresh air and love to explore undiscovered countryside, then Lancashire is the perfect place for you.

Within a few strides "...you can leave civilisation behind and immerse yourself in breathtaking, unspoilt countryside that's teeming with wildlife."

And when night falls, you can sample the hearty fayre, warmth and hospitality of Lancashire's finest traditional inns, guesthouses and country hotels. There's no better way to unwind, relax and recharge your batteries.

Whitewell info	Boulsworth Hill info	Chipping Village info
Forest Of Bowland info	Fairhaven Lake info	Crook 'O Lune info

Lancashire's unique and unforgettable experiences stretch out as far as the eye can see. From the Lune Valley in the north to the West Pennine Moors in the south, taking in four country parks and numerous nature reserves
in between.

Information about some of our favourite country villages in Lancashire

Wrea Green (APPROX 8 MILES FROM BLACKPOOL) - The home of Lancashire's best kept village, and one of the prettiest and most active.Wrea Green was simply known as "Wray" up until the late nineteenth century. The village became known as "Wrea Green" to avoid confusion with the village of Wray, near Hornby. Indeed, the change of name was pressed for, by the incumbent vicar of the day - the long serving Rev. RS Stoney whose mail was arriving frequently in the wrong town. [read more]

Heysham (APPROX 30 MILES FROM BLACKPOOL) - Is a tiny village on the edge of Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, North West England. Features the parish church of St Peter, first consecrated in the year 976 and therefore over 1000 years old. Most of what can be seen here is younger than that, the belfry added in the 1600s, the South doorway which replaces the original Saxon doorway - still visible in the West wall. It is also obvious that the church has been expanded a few times with the nave extended and side chapels added. [read more]

Botany Bay Lancashire - tel:(01257) 261220
Botany Bay has been established in a converted mill near Chorley, Lancashire. The building is home to a large number of retailers, including several companies offering furniture and home furnishings from around the world. It also offers a Dickensian style retail arcade with shops selling a wide range of unusual goods, a Victorian market square complete with barrows and carts selling Harrogate toffee and handmade chocolates, and a restaurant and coffee bar. [read more]

To get to Botany Bay, take the M61 heading towards Preston from Manchester and turn off at junction 8, from where the mill is signposted.

Camelot Theme Park
Visit the home of Merlin, King Arthur and his brave knights, where a host of spectacular rides and thrilling live shows await. The site is divided into five exciting themed areas, and don"t forget to take time out with the animals at Squire Bumpkin's Friendly
Farm [more info]

Lancashire Days Out:
Botany Bay | Camelot Theme Park | Lancashire Tourist Information links | Holmeswood Village