Adlington

Worth seeing in and around Adlington

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Anglezarke Reservoir

   Anglezarke Reservoir is the largest reservoir in the Rivington chain to the west of Anglezarke in Lancashire, England. Anglezarke Reservoir has three embankments: the Charnock Embankment, the longest, is 850 yards long and 31 feet high, the Knowsley Embankment is 240 yards long and 45 feet high and the Heapey Embankment is 280 feet long and 32 feet high.

   3.5 km · reservoir in Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Yarrow Reservoir

   Yarrow Reservoir – named after the River Yarrow – is a reservoir in the Rivington chain in Anglezarke, Lancashire, England, and has a storage capacity second to Anglezarke Reservoir. Construction of the reservoir, designed by Liverpool Borough Engineer Thomas Duncan, began in 1867.

   3.6 km · reservoir in Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Rivington Church

   Rivington Church is an active Anglican parish church in Rivington, Lancashire, England. It is in the Deane deanery, the Bolton archdeanery and Diocese of Manchester.

   2.9 km · church in Rivington, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Rivington Hall

   Rivington Hall is a Grade II* listed building in Rivington, Lancashire, England. It was the manor house for the Lords of the Manor of Rivington.

   3.6 km · country house in Rivington, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Rivington Hall Barn

   Rivington Hall Barn adjoins Rivington Hall in Rivington, Lancashire, near Chorley and Bolton. The Tithe barn foundation stones support a Medieval cruck construction and possibly date to the between the 9th and 15th centuries.

   3.6 km · building in Rivington, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Rivington Unitarian Chapel

   Rivington Unitarian Chapel is an active place of Unitarian worship in Rivington, Lancashire, England. It was founded in 1703, although its congregation dates to 1667.

   3.1 km · church in Rivington, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Victory Park, Chorley

   Victory Park is a football ground in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The home ground of Chorley F.C., it opened in 1920.

   3.9 km · football ground in Chorley, Lancashire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Yarrow Valley Park

   Yarrow Valley Country Park is a country park managed by Chorley Borough Council in Lancashire, England. It follows the River Yarrow for about 6 miles.

   2.8 km · country park in Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Christ Church, Adlington

   Christ Church is on Church Street, Adlington, Lancashire, England. It is a redundant Anglican church, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

   200 m · grade II listed church in Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Paul's Church, Adlington

    St Paul's Church is in Railway Road, Adlington, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.

    500 m · grade II listed church in Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Adlington

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 35 km · Manchester (MAN), 36 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 68 km

Stations

Blackrod railway station, 3.5 km · Adlington railway station, 300 m · Standish railway station, 3.6 km · Red Rock railway station, 3.5 km

• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Adlington

  73 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · £8–11
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Adlington

  121 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · £14–18
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Adlington

  134 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · £15–20
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