Eccleston

Worth seeing in and around Eccleston

6 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
   Heskin Hall

   Heskin Hall is a manor house in Heskin, Lancashire, England. Construction began on the present hall in 1545 making it a Tudor building which has been designated a Grade I listed building by Historic England.

   800 m · Grade I listed English country house in Heskin, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St James' Church, Wrightington Bar

   St James the Great Church is in Church Lane, to the west of Wrightington in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.

   2.8 km · grade II listed church in Wrightington, West Lancashire, England,UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Peter's Church, Mawdesley

   St Peter's Church is in High Street in the village of Mawdesley, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.

   4 km · grade II listed church in Mawdesley, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Mawdesley Hall

   Mawdesley Hall is a country manor in Hall Lane, Mawdesley, Chorley, Lancashire, England. It consists of a central hall with two cross-wings.

   2.9 km · Grade I listed building in Mawdesley, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Knightmare

   Knightmare was a custom roller coaster at the now defunct Camelot Theme Park in Chorley, Lancashire, United Kingdom. It was built by Zierer and designed by Anton Schwarzkopf.

   1.5 km · roller coaster situated at Camelot Theme Park · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Euxton Hall Chapel

   Euxton Hall Chapel is situated in the village of Euxton, Lancashire, England. It was designed by architect E. W. Pugin, and built in 1866 as a private chapel for the Anderton family.

   3.6 km · church in Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Eccleston

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 35 km · Manchester (MAN), 44 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 74 km

Stations

Euxton Balshaw Lane railway station, 3.9 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Eccleston

  37 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · £5–7
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Eccleston

  79 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · £9–13
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Eccleston

  129 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £16–21
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