Lancashire

Properties and events in Lancashire

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15 Castle Hill: the evolution of a building

15 Castle Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit 15 Castle Hill and the Cottage Museum, the smallest and most immersive museum in the North West. Learn about this fascinating building and how it has changed over the centuries.

All Hallows Church & Guided Churchyard Walk

All Hallows Road, Bispham, Lancashire, FY2 0AY
In person
Pre-booking required

Join us for a short, guided walk of the churchyard and/or an opportunity to explore and learn more about the Mother Church of Blackpool.

All Saints Church Habergham, with St John the Baptist

All Saint's Church with St John the Baptist, Habergham, Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 6LG
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit this lovely Victorian church, with links to the Kay-Shuttleworth family of Gawthorpe Hall and a stunning modern stained glass window.

Artistic and Functional

The Storey & Gardens, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1TH
In person
Pre-booking not required

In The Storey building a stained glass window provides light, enhances the architecture and has an educational function. Behind the Georgian wall in the gardens is a folly, acknowledging the skills of people who created fruit tree varieties.

Belthorn Village Heritage Weekend at The Dog Inn Community Pub

61 Belthorn Road, Belthorn, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2NN
In person
Pre-booking not required

Photographs, artefacts, ephemera, maps and information relating to the history of the villages Belthorn, Rann, Bank Fold, Daisy Green and Guide. Also a free printed history walk around the village will be available for visitors to take and explore.

Blackpool Ghost Tour

Blackpool Town Hall Steps, Talbot Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 1AD
In person
Pre-booking required

A tour of around 15 sites that are allegedly HAUNTED by spirits, presences and person or persons unknown down through the decades.

Blackpool Town Hall

Blackpool Town Hall, Talbot Square, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 1AD
In person
Pre-booking not required

Tour of the Town Hall showing off the Council Chamber, the Mayor’s Parlour, the silverware, stained glass windows and other artefacts.

Bricks, Bugs & Backstories

49 Whitby Avenue, Ingol, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3YP
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Explore Dobcroft Nature Reserve, once Cottam Brickworks, where history meets nature. Spot the rare Great Crested Newt as you wander through this reclaimed industrial site, now a haven of wildlife, heritage, and hidden architectural gems.

Broughton in Amounderness Heritage Centre and Church Cottage Museum

Church Cottage Museum at Broughton C of E Primary School, Church Lane off Garstang Road, Broughton, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 5JB
In person
Pre-booking not required

Guided Tours of Church Cottage (1590), restored Museum 1995, part of Broughton Heritage Centre and including Parish Church and National School. Includes 'Peasants Hovel', Sleeping Gallery, Inn, School Room, Parlour, Wash House, Cart Shed and Garden.

Bugs Bees and Butterflies

24 Yorkshire Street, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 9AE
In person
Pre-booking not required

Come celebrate our 2025 HOD on summer's grand finale as we get ready to bid farewell to the bugs, bees, and butterflies and roll out the carpet for Autumn!

Central Library Tour

Blackpool Central Library, Queen Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 1PX
In person
Pre-booking required

Join in with a walking tour of Central Library to discover something of the history of the building, the Library Service and how things have changed across the years.

Christ Church, Lancaster

Wyresdale Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3EA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Christ Church is a beautiful Grade II listed building, with stunning views across the Bay and beautiful stained glass windows. Having been a Chapel for the Lancaster Workhouse, it remains a place for worship loved by many in and beyond the parish.

Clitheroe Oldest Sites - Castle, Wells and Church: A Guided Tour

Clitheroe Castle, Castlegate, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1AZ
Online & In person
Pre-booking preferred

THE IMPORTANCE OF SITE - A STROLL ACROSS CLITHEROE'S LIMESTONE REEF KNOLL. A guided tour of Clitheroe's finest Vernacular Sites (C12th Castle Keep and three Tudor Wells) and Thomas Rickman's Moot Hall (1820) and St. Mary Madeleine Church (1829).

Cockersand Abbey Chapter House

Moss Lane, Thurnham, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 0Az
In person
Pre-booking not required

Chapter House of Premonstratensian Abbey dissolved in 1539. Abbey building stone used for building of Thurnham Hall. Became the mausoleum of landowners - Dalton's. Exhibition of artifacts and photographs from last excavations (1927).

CWGC Tours 2025 - Bootle Cemetery.

Linacre Lane, West Bridgford, Fulford, Bootle, Lancashire, L20 6ET
In person
Pre-booking required

Join the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for a free tour of Bootle Cemetery.

Darwen Vale High School

Blackburn Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0AL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Darwen Vale High School archives and photographs will be on display along with the Museum of Memory in the original 1930s building. In conjunction with this, we are also hosting our Macmillan Coffee Morning.

Discover the Secret Cold War Bunker in Brindle

Brindle Cold War Bunker, Denham Lane, Brindle, Lancashire, PR6 8PR
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover Brindle's cold war nuclear bunker.

Euston Gardens Fleetwood

Euston Gardens, The Esplanade, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6
In person
Pre-booking not required

The seafront area around the landmark North Euston Hotel is steeped in history as the location where Fleetwood's growth began in the past. Learn more about the park's fascinating history and contents.

Fleetwood Lower Lighthouse

The Esplanade, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6HF
In person
Pre-booking not required

Go inside the iconic Lower Lighthouse and see the working light.

Fleetwood Masonic Hall

32 The Esplanade, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6HF
In person
Pre-booking not required

Fleetwood Masonic Hall is taking part in Heritage Open Days and is open this Sunday 15th September between 10am and 4pm. Please feel free to come and have a look around.