Attractions in Garstang & Things to Do in Garstang
(and nearby)

Fleetwood Museum (10 Miles)*
Discover this fascinating Museum, close to the quayside and overlooking Morecambe Bay. Fleetwood Museum brings to life the history of Fleetwood and the Lancashire Coast
Harris Museum and Art Gallery (10 Miles)*
Escape from the bustle of the town centre and spend some time enjoying the best of Preston's heritage in a beautiful Grade 1 listed building.
Marsh Mill Windmill (10 Miles)*
Marsh Mill is a Grade II listed post mill, the tallest in Europe, standing at over seventy feet.
Lancaster City Museum (10 Miles)*
The Museum was founded in 1923 and its displays illustrate the history and archaeology of the county town of Lancaster and the most northerly and rural part of Lancashire.
Cottage Museum (10 Miles)*
The Cottage Museum Lancaster is part of a small vernacular house of 1739.
Lancaster Castle (10 Miles)*
One of the best-preserved and hardest-working Castles in the country, Lancaster Castle is used as Courts and Prison. The Castle is owned by HM The Queen in right of her Duchy of Lancaster.
Lancaster Maritime Museum (10 Miles)*
Explore Lancaster's 'Golden Age' and rich maritime past inside two splendid Georgian quayside buildings.
Ribchester Roman Museum (11 Miles)*
Ribchester Roman Museum is located in the picturesque village of Ribchester which is set in the beautiful countryside of the Ribble Valley.
Samlesbury Hall (12 Miles)*
Built in 1325 Samlesbury Hall is steeped in fascinating history, retaining its original typical black and white exterior, the Hall is almost equidistant between Blackburn and Preston, yet retaining a rural feel.
Grundy Art Gallery (12 Miles)*
Grundy Art Gallery in central Blackpool, is regarded as one of the most prominent visual arts venues in the North West. It's beautiful Edwardian architecture hosts a frequently changing programme of exhibitions.
Sea Life Blackpool (13 Miles)*
One of the UK's best known aquariums SEA LIFE Blackpool houses more than fifty spectacular displays and over 1,000 assorted sea creatures, taking visitors on a journey from the coastline and sandy shallows to the ocean depths.
Blackpool Tower & Circus (13 Miles)*
Blackpool Tower & Circus is the best value day out in the North West.
Pleasure Beach Blackpool (14 Miles)*
There's something for everyone at Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. There are over 125 rides and attractions, plus spectacular shows.
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (15 Miles)*
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is housed in a beautiful Arts and Crafts style building, it offers a lively programme of exhibitions and events for all the family.
Docker Park Farm Visitor Centre and Owls Cafe (17 Miles)*
Docker Park Farm is situated in a fabulous rural setting between Lancaster and Kendal.
Astley Hall (17 Miles)*
Discover a 400 year old house, built by the Charnock family in Elizabethan times.
Rufford Old Hall (18 Miles)*
The magnificent Great Hall dates from around 1530 and is believed to have played host to a performing William Shakespeare. A magnificent, giant, carved, moveable wooden screen is thought to be the only surviving example of its kind in the UK.
Leighton Hall (18 Miles)*
Set in beautiful parkland against a backdrop of the Lakeland Fells, award winning neo Gothic Leighton Hall is the lived-in home of the Gillow family.
Botanic Gardens Museum (18 Miles)*
Unfortunately due to budget cuts, the Botanic Gardens Museum is due to close at 5pm on Sunday 24th April.
Camelot Theme Park (18 Miles)*
Camelot. The land of great Knights and Amazing Days.
Haworth Art Gallery (19 Miles)*
Originally called Hollins Hill, the Gallery is a Tudor-style Edwardian house designed and built for William Haworth and his sister Anne in 1909 by Walter Brierley, FSA of York. It is now Accrington's art gallery.
Atkinson Art Gallery (19 Miles)*
The permanent collection at the Atkinson Art Gallery includes nineteenth and twentieth century watercolours, as well as Victorian and twentieth century oil paintings. The Gallery also has a temporary exhibition programme.
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis (20 Miles)*
Lakelands Wildlife Discovery Centre is a unique and exciting blend of exotic wildlife and interactive hands-on displays - from magic molecules to mischievous monkeys.
Gawthorpe Hall (20 Miles)*
Gawthorpe Hall was built between 1600 and 1605 for the Shuttleworth family who had already been at Gawthorpe for over 200 years.
Holker Hall and Gardens (21 Miles)*
At Holker you always feel like a welcome guest not a tourist. It is set in exceptionally beautiful countryside with gardens merging into parkland, with hills on one side and the expanse of Morecambe Bay on the other.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.



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