Walton-le-Dale
Walton-le-Dale is a large village in the borough of South Ribble, in Lancashire, England.
Walton-le-Dale is a large village in the borough of South Ribble, in Lancashire, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Ribble, opposite the city of Preston, adjacent to Bamber Bridge. The population of the South Ribble Ward at the 2011 census was 3,792. To the west of Walton-le-Dale is the residential area of Walton Park.
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Worth seeing in and around Walton-le-Dale
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.
- 01Deepdale
Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England that is the home ground of Preston North End. Built in 1875 and in use since 1878, Deepdale is recognised as being one of the oldest continuously used football stadiums in the world, although the club's claim that it is the oldest is contested.
3.3 km · historic football stadium in England · Wikipedia - 02University of Lancashire
The University of Lancashire is a public university based in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. It has its roots in The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge, founded in 1828.
3.4 km · University of Lancashire, UK · Wikipedia - 03Church of St. Walburge, Preston
St Walburge's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Preston, Lancashire, England, northwest of the city centre on Weston Street. The church was built in the mid-19th century to a design by the Gothic Revival architect Joseph Hansom, the designer of the hansom cab, and is famous as having the tallest spire of any parish church in England.
3.8 km · church in Preston, UK · Wikipedia - 04Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston
The Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa is a Catholic cathedral of the Syro-Malabar rite in Preston, Lancashire. It is the cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain, and was previously St Ignatius Church under the Diocese of Lancaster.
2.9 km · church in Preston, UK · Wikipedia - 05Harris Museum
The Harris Museum, now known as The Harris, is a Grade I-listed building in Preston, Lancashire, England. Founded by Edmund Harris in 1877, it is a local history and fine art museum, and public library, covering 60,000 square feet and 23 public spaces.
2.6 km · art museum in Preston, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Jamea Masjid
Jamea Masjid is the largest and longest established mosque in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK.
2.1 km · mosque in Preston, Lancashire, England · Wikipedia - 07Madina Mosque
Madina Mosque is a mosque in Preston, Lancashire, England.
1.9 km · mosque in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Penwortham Castle
Penwortham Castle was built on the south bank of the River Ribble, at Penwortham to the west of Preston, Lancashire, England, at grid reference SD524291. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, although only the mound remains.
3.9 km · castle in Penwortham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church is in St Mary's Street, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church, and was converted into a conservation centre in 2006.
2.2 km · church in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston Muslim Girls High School is a secondary school located in the Deepdale area of Preston in the English county of Lancashire. It was founded in 1989 as a private Islamic school for girls.
2.7 km · As-Salaam High School is an integrated Muslim Boys Day School managed by As-Salaam Masjid Trust located on 2nd and 3rd floor of masjid Salaam, South C Nairobi. · Wikipedia
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Getting to Walton-le-Dale
- Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 47 km · Manchester (MAN), 51 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 67 km
- Stations
- Preston railway station, 3 km · Lostock Hall railway station, 2.8 km · Bamber Bridge railway station, 2.1 km · Preston bus station, 2.6 km · Farington railway station, 3.4 km
- Liverpool → Walton-le-Dale43 km · quickest by road, 1h 10m · £5–7
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Walton-le-Dale41 km · quickest by road, 1h 4m · £5–7
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Walton-le-Dale74 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · £10–13
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No local-transport research exists yet for Walton-le-Dale
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Walton-le-Dale. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerries ply to Liverpool from: Dublin twice a day (P & O, 8 hours), though there are faster sailings from Dublin to Holyhead in North Wales.
- Get inBelfast twice a day (Stena Line, 8 hours) Douglas Isle of Man three per day (Isle of Man Steam Packet, 2 hour 45 min); Douglas also has ferries to Heysham near Morecambe.
- Get aroundLancashire is increasingly a cycle friendly place for on- and off-road cyclists.
- Go nextOr hop on a ferry to Ireland or the Isle of Man.
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Next door to Walton-le-Dale
Walton-le-Dale is 3 km from Preston, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Prestoncity and the administrative centre of Lancashire, England2.6 km
- Penworthamtown in South Ribble, Lancashire, England3.7 km
- Bamber Bridgesettlement in South Ribble, Lancashire, England2 km
- Cuerdalecivil parish in Lancashire, UK2 km
- Coupe Greenvillage in Lancashire, England, UK3.2 km
- Higher Waltonvillage in Lancashire, United Kingdom1.4 km