Lancashire travel guide: Places to visit in winter!
Lancashire is the place to experience the truly
unspoiled landscapes, lush green undulating countryside, heritage sites and
beautiful spots framed on one side by a sweeping coastline. Winter is a
wonderful time to enjoy a family day out in Lancashire and soak in the
wonderful light, mesmerising outdoor spaces and the colourful characters of
popular attractions. From Forest of Bowland to West Pennine Moors, here is a
list of must-visit places to include in your Lancashire travel guide during the
winter season:
Jump
Rush Trampoline Park, Morecambe
Fun has no
limit at this 100-trampoline extravaganza equipped with a 2m airbag, ninja
zone, 100 trampoline beds, reaction wall and an inflatable section Inflatarush.
Enjoy battle beams that replicate the 90’s gladiator’s game show challenges and
indulge in some bounce activities including dodgeball, basketball, and traverse
walls. Get active without getting cold as the park offers something for
everyone including the big kids. When you are not bouncing, indulge in some
fresh refreshments at the on-site café or play air hockey and retro arcade
games.
Blackpool
Illuminations, Blackpool
In a league of its own,
Blackpool Illuminations, the greatest free light show on earth, will be shining
till 2nd January 2022. This year has seen Blackpool’s most ambitious winter
offer. You can enjoy the ‘Christmas By The Sea’ village on the Tower Festival
Headland. Blackpool Illuminations offers a sort of spectacle that everyone
should experience at least once. The light show has been a major part of
Blackpool’s attraction since 1879 when they were described as ‘Artificial
Sunshine’. With its six miles of amazing lights and so much more, it should
definitely make it to your winter ‘bucket list’.
West
Pennine Moors, Chorley
This winter
season, explore the wild and unspoilt rural haven known as West Pennie Moors.
One of the most stunning places to visit in Lancashire, this 90-square-mile
area of wild is expanded beyond the boundaries of historic Lancashire towns
from Chorley to Bolton, Ramsbottom to Darwen. With its numerous
reservoirs, small, picturesque villages and dense woodland, this diverse
patchwork of wildlife-rich moorland is best to explore on foot. Reach at the
top to see spectacular views from Jubilee Tower, which was built at the end of
the 1800s to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. Other popular
activities in the area include fishing, bird watching and cycling.
Forest
of Bowland, Lancashire
The
grandeur of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is
to be best experienced during the winter months. Explore the expanses of the
sky above dramatic sweeps of open moorland, gentle and tidy lowlands,
crisscrossed with dry stone walls and dotted with picturesque farms and
villages. The forest covers 312 square miles of rural Lancashire and adjacent
Yorkshire and is dotted with charming stone villages, dating as far back as
pre-historic times. Add Bowland to your
itinerary and indulge in some adventure in this wild and dramatic landscape.
Enjoy
a comfortable stay in the heart of Lancashire with the Plaza Hotel situated onBolton Road, Chorley. With close reach to the M61, free parking and easy access
to Preston and Manchester, you can plan your Lancashire travel itinerary with
us. Book your stay here.
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