Where to Visit

 

Avenham & Miller Parks

Preston
[t] 01772 203456
Fine Victorian parkland on the north bank of the Ribble.
Open: dawn-dusk. Admission: free
    

Barbara Barlow’s Cottage Garden

Chorley
[t] 01257 279981
Enter a world of woodland and rhododendrons via a blazing laburnum arch.
Open: Bank Holiday weekends only (excluding Easter), Sun-Mon 11am-5pm; Jun-Jul, Weds 11am-7pm. Group visits by appointment. Admission: adults £2.50, children free
     

Beacon Fell

Goosnargh
[t] 01995 640557
Mon-Fri 10.30am-7pm, weekends 10am-7pm. Admission: free
     

Bowland Wild Boar Park

Chipping Village
[t] 01995 61554
www.wildboarpark.co.uk
Open: Apr-Oct, daily 10.30am-5.30pm.Admission: adults £4.50, children/senior citizens £3.50, under-2s free, families £14
          

Bretherton’s Gardens

A diverse group of gardens in an attractive village eight miles south-west of Preston.
Open: 12-5pm on stated days. Admission: £3 on 6, 20 May, 3, 17 Jun & 5 Aug; £3.50 on 1 Jul; £4 on 9 Sep. Prices cover all gardens open on the day; children free.

 

Browsholme Hall

Clitheroe
[t] 01254 826719
www.browsholme.co.uk
Open: 26-29 May, 30 Jun-6 Jul (excluding Mondays), 11-31 August (excluding Mondays except Bank Holidays) 2-4.30pm. Admission: house & garden – adults £5, senior citizens £4.50, children £1.50, garden only £2
         

Cobble Hey Gardens

Claughton-on-Brock
[t] 01995 602643
www.cobblehey.co.uk
Open: Feb-Dec, Thurs-Mon 10.30am-4.30pm. Admission: adults £3, concessions £2.50, children £1.50
        

Cross Gaits Cottage

Blacko, Nelson, nr Burnley
[t] 01282 617163
Hardy herbaceous borders.
Open: Jun-Aug, by appointment. Admission: adults £2, children free
        

Forest of Bowland

[t] 01772 534140
www.forestofbowland.com
Open: daily.
Admission: free
   

Gawthorpe Hall

Padiham, nr Burnley
[t] 01282 771004
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
For more details see page 28.
Open: house – Apr-Oct, Tues-Thurs & weekends 1-5pm; garden – daily 10am-6pm. Admission: house – adults £4, concessions £3, children free; garden – free
          

Gresgarth Hall

Caton, Lancaster
[t] 01524 770313
Open: 13 May, 10 Jun, 11 Jul, 12 Aug, 9 Sep, 14 Oct 11am-5pm. Admission: adults £5, children free
                    

Hoghton Tower Gardens

On A675 east of Preston
[t] 01254 852986
www.hoghtontower.co.uk
Open: Jul-Sept, Mon-Thurs 11am-4pm, Sun 1pm-5pm. Admission: adults £6
  

Leighton Hall

Carnforth
[t] 01524 734474
www.leightonhall.co.uk
Open: 1 May-28 Sep, Tue-Fri, Sun & Bank Holiday Mondays 2-5pm; August 12.30-5pm. Admission: adults £6, senior citizens £5, children £4, under-5s free, families £18
     

Lytham Hall

Ballam Road, Lytham
[t] 01253 736652
www.lythamhall.org
Grade I listed building in 80 acres of park and woodland.
Open: 3, 6 June, 18, 25 July, 1 Aug 10.30am-4pm.Admission: grounds – adults £1, children 50p; guided tours – adults £4, children £1.50
         

Pendle Heritage Centre

Colne Road, Barrowford
[t] 01282 661701
Open: daily 10am-5pm.Admission: museum, garden & barn – adults £4, concessions £2, families £9; garden & barn only –  adults £1.50, concessions & under-12s £1
         

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford, nr Ormskirk
[t] 01704 821254
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Open: Mar-Oct, Sat-Wed 11am-5.30pm. Admission: house & garden – adults £5.20, children £2.60, families £13; garden only – adults £3.50, children £1.70
         

Samlesbury Hall

near Blackburn
[t] 01254 812010
www.samlesburyhall.co.uk
Open: Sun-Fri 11am-4.30pm. Admission: garden – free; house – adults £3, children £1
           

Stanley Park

West Park Drive, Blackpool
[t] 01253 478428
Open: 9am-dusk.Admission: free
         

Stonyhurst College

Hurst Green
[t] 01254 826345
www.stonyhurst.ac.uk
16th-century college set in the scenic Ribble Valley parkland with tranquil and pleasant grounds.
Open: 1 July-29 Aug, Sat-Thu, 1-5pm. Admission: college & garden – adults £5.50, children £4.50; garden only – £1
       

The Ridges

Cowling Road, nr Chorley
[t] 01257 279981
www.bedbreakfast-gardenvisits.com
Formal gardens with streams and scented areas.
Open: 7, 27, 28 May, 6, 13, 20, 27 Jun, 4, 11, 18, 25 Jul 11am-7pm; 6 May, 26 Aug 11am-5pm.  Admission: adults £2.50, children free
         

The Stones & Roses Garden

Heapey, near Chorley
[t] 01257 277633
www.stonesandroses.org
Sunken garden with 400 roses on display.
Open: 7-8 July, 2-5pm, and by appointment. Admission: adults £2.50, children free
         

Towneley Park

Todmorden Road, Burnley
[t] 01282 424213
www.towneleyhall.org.uk
Recently restored landscaped park with woodland. Includes Offshoots Permaculture Centre – where visitors can see organic gardening and recycling in action – a sculpture trail and Towneley Garden Centre, run by Radio Lancashire’s gardening expert, Phil Calvert.
Open: dawn-dusk. Admission: free
      

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere

Burscough
[t] 01704 895181
www.wwt.org.uk
Open: daily 9.30am-5.30pm. Admission: adults £7.95, concessions £5.95, children £3.95, under-4s free, families £18.95
        

Williamson Park

Lancaster
[t] 01524 33318
www.williamsonpark.com
Open: Apr-Sep 10am-5pm; Oct-Mar 10am-4pm. Admission: adults £4.50, concessions £4,
children £3
       

Willow House

Higher Walton Road,
Walton-le-Dale
[t] 01772 257042
The unusual features here include a small box parterre, a koi pond, a summerhouse and a thyme path.
Open: 22 Jun 6-9pm; 24 Jun 1-4pm and by appointment in June. Admission: 22 Jun – adults £4, children £1; 24 Jun – adults £2, children 50p
          

Worden Park

Leyland
[t] 01772 625400
Open: daily, 8am-dusk. Admission: free
         

Wycoller Park

Pepper Hill, Trawden, Colne  
[t] 01282 870253
This tranquil place is said to have inspired Jane Eyre.
Open: dawn-dusk. Admission: free
        

Wyre Estuary Country Park

Stanah, Thornton Cleveleys
[t] 01253 857890
Enjoy beautiful country walks by the River Wyre. An ideal place for picnic lovers or bird-watchers.
Open: dawn-dusk. Admission: free