Lancashire Days Out Guide (2026)

Active & Adventure in Lancashire

Go Ape Rivington - Rivington, Bolton
Go Ape Rivington is an aerial assault course in Rivington, North West of Bolton... read more
Active (sporting) things to do

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Sandcastle Waterpark - Blackpool
Sandcastle Waterpark is the UK's largest indoor waterpark. An all-weather attraction for families with kids it features a host of water-based activities... read more
Active (sporting) things to do • Indoor

Animals & Nature in Lancashire

Blackpool Zoo - Blackpool
Blackpool Zoo features more than 1000 exotic animals in naturalistic environments... read more
Animals & Nature

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Bowland Wild Boar Park - Chipping, Preston
Bowland Wild Boar Park is a farm-based family run animal and nature park near the rural village of Chipping... read more
Animals & Nature

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Brockholes Nature Reserve - Preston
Brockholes Nature Reserve is an area of lakes, meadow and woodland just off junction 31 of the M6, near Preston... read more
Animals & Nature • Free entry

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Cobble Hey Farm and Gardens - Claughton on Brock, Garstang
Cobble Hey Farm and Gardens is a working farm with gardens and children's activities near Garstang... read more
Animals & Nature

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Farmer Parrs Animal World - Fleetwood
Farmer Parrs Animal World is a family run children's farm park near Blackpool... read more
Animals & Nature

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Farmer Teds Farm Park - Downholland, Ormskirk
Farmer Teds Farm Park is a children's farm adventure park between Formby and Ormskirk... read more
Animals & Nature

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Only Foals and Horses Sanctuary - Oswaldtwistle
Only Foals and Horses Sanctuary is a centre for the rehabilitation and rescue of equines and is located near Blackburn... read more
Animals & Nature • Free entry

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SEA LIFE Blackpool - Blackpool
SEA LIFE Blackpool is an all-weather aquatic life attraction located on the sea front in Blackpool with more than 1000 sea and fresh water creatures on display... read more
Animals & Nature • Indoor

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Windmill Animal Farm - Burscough
Windmill Animal Farm is a working farm and children's activity centre near Holmeswod East of Southport... read more
Animals & Nature

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Witton Country Park and Visitor Centre
Preston Old Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 2TP
Animals & Nature

Arts & Crafts in Lancashire

The Crafty Potter - Little Hoole, Preston
The Crafty Potter is a studio in Much Hoole near Preston, where you can have a go at making a piece of pottery or painting an already created pot... read more
Arts and crafts • Indoor activities

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The Pick A Pot And Paint It Place - Ormskirk
The Pick A Pot And Paint It Place is a pottery painting studio in Ormskirk... read more
Arts and crafts • Indoor activities

Gardens in Lancashire

Blackpool Model Village and Garden - Blackpool
Blackpool Model Village and Garden is a model village set in landscaped gardens next to Stanley park... read more
Gardens

Historical & Heritage in Lancashire

Gawthorpe Hall - Padiham, near Burnley
Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan house with opulent interiors, a textile collection, formal gardens and wooded park... read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Goodshaw Chapel
Goodshaw Lane, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 8QB
Historical

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Hoghton Tower - Hoghton, near Preston
Hoghton Tower is a 16th century fortified manor house with gardens located between Preston and Blackburn... read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Judges Lodgings - Lancaster
Judges Lodgings is a Grade I listed house previously home to witch hunter Thomas Covell in the centre of Lancaster... read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Leighton Hall - Carnforth
Leighton Hall is a historic house with gardens and parkland located near Warton. This country house is the historic home of the Gillow family... read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Rufford Old Hall - Rufford, near Ormskirk
Rufford Old Hall is a 500 year old timber-framed Tudor property on the A59 in Rufford... read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Samlesbury Hall - Samlesbury, Preston
Samlesbury Hall a historic house with gardens between Preston and Blackburn. This grade I listed manor house is nearly 700 year old and is reputedly haunted…. read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Sawley Abbey - Clitheroe
Sawley Abbey in Clitheroe, Lancashire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Historical tourist attractions

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Warton Old Rectory - Warton, Carnforth
Warton Old Rectory in Warton, Carnforth, Lancashire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Historical • Free entry

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Whalley Abbey Gatehouse - Whalley, Clitheroe
Whalley Abbey Gatehouse in Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Historical • Free entry

Family & Kids Activities in Lancashire

Animal Quackers - Bacup
Animal Quackers is a children's petting farm between Rochdale and Burnley... read more
Kids days out

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Cheeky Chimps Play Centre - Lees, Oldham
Cheeky Chimps Play Centre is an air-conditioned children's indoor play centre in Lees, Lancashire, East of Oldham... read more
Kids days out • Indoor

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Giddy Kippers - Nelson
Giddy Kippers is a children's indoor play centre for children up to the age of 11 in Nelson... read more
Kids days out • Indoor

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Mini’s Play Centre - Preston
Mini’s Play Centre is an indoor play centre for children up to 12 years old in Preston. Three-storey play frame with slides, ball pool and log ramps plus a separate sports pitch... read more
Kids days out • Indoor

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Planet Kaos - Blackpool
Planet Kaos is an indoor play centre for children from 12 months up to the age of 10 in Blackpool... read more
Kids days out

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Puddletown Pirates - Botany Brow, Chorley
Puddletown Pirates is a pirate-themed indoor soft play centre for children up to the age of 11, at the Botany Bay shopping mill in Chorley... read more
Kids days out • Indoor

Museums & Galleries in Lancashire

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery - Blackburn
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery showcases fine art, manuscripts, decorative collections and local history... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry • Indoor

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Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive - Bolton
Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive brings together local history, natural science collections and one of Britain's... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry

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Bolton Steam Museum
155 Musgrave Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 4HW
Museums & Galleries

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British Commercial Vehicle Museum
King Street, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2LE
Museums & Galleries

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Dell Heritage Centre and Tea Rooms - Rochdale
Dell Heritage Centre and Tea Rooms is set in a beautiful old former Rangers' Office and features an exhibition detailing the history and industrial heritage of the Dell nature reserve and... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry

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Ellenroad Engine House - Newhey, Rochdale
Ellenroad Engine House is a historic cotton mill which houses a collection of restored steam engines just off Junction 21 of the M62 in Rochdale... read more
Museums & Galleries

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Lytham Windmill Museum - Lytham
Lytham Windmill Museum is a museum about the history of milling and the Lytham St Annes area in Lytham... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry • Indoor

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Queen Street Mill Textile Museum Burnley
Queen Street, Harle Syke Burnley, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 2HX
Museums & Galleries

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Rochdale Pioneers Museum - Rochdale
Rochdale Pioneers Museum is a historic store building and a museum about the co-operative movement in Rochdale... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry • Indoor

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Story of Scouting Museum - Preston
Story of Scouting Museum is a museum about the history of the Scouting movement North of Preston... read more
Museums & Galleries

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Touchstones Rochdale - Rochdale
Touchstones Rochdale is an art and heritage centre in Rochdale town centre... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry • Indoor

Other Places to Visit in Lancashire

Madame Tussauds Blackpool - Blackpool
Madame Tussauds Blackpool is located across from the central pier on Blackpool seafront and features waxworks figures of famous personalities... read more
Other places to visit • Indoor

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The Blackpool Tower - Blackpool
The Blackpool Tower is not just the historic Grade I listed architecture, 5 separate attractions make a perfect day out for all the family... read more
Other places to visit

Theme Parks in Lancashire

Blackpool Pleasure Beach - Blackpool
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is an entertainment park in the heart of Blackpool with a multitude of things to see and do... read more
Theme Parks

Transport & Railways in Lancashire

Bury Transport Museum - Bury
Bury Transport Museum is a museum telling the history of transport in the North West area in Bury... read more
Transport days out

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East Lancashire Railway - Bury
East Lancashire Railway is 12 mile railway running vintage steam and diesel locomotive train rides going through Bury... read more
Transport days out

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Ribble Steam Railway - Preston
Ribble Steam Railway offers heritage train rides along a three-mile line through Preston's historic... read more
Transport days out

Lancashire Gift Experiences

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