Preston

Properties and events in Preston

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AudaTours Preston Audio Tour: Ten Per Cent and No Surrender

Arkwright House, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9ZH
Online & In person
Book on day

A self-guided audio tour of Preston, exploring the cotton weavers, dockers and clerks of the Lancashire town.

Brick by Brick: Stories of Dobcroft

The Intact Centre, 49 Whitby Avenue, Ingol, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3YP
In person
Pre-booking not required

Discover the stories of the people who built our past and the nature that thrives today. Look out for the rare Great Crested Newt in this wildlife-filled landscape.

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.

Old Deepdale Railway line and Miley Tunnel

Adjacent to, Roeburn Hall, Pedder Street, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 2QQ
In person
Pre-booking required

The old Deepdale Railway line has lain derelict for 40 years. It includes the Miley Tunnel which runs under the City of Preston for 880 yards.

The Lancaster Canal Tram Road and Tram Bridge

Pavilion Cafe, Avenham Park, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 8JT
In person
Pre-booking preferred

This is a heritage guided walk covering part of the route of the old tram road (plate-way) that once connected both ends of the Lancaster Canal. A new bridge has now been built which has fully opened this route after 7 years of closure.

Tours of the Stores at NFM's Heritage and Research Centre

Sir Tom Finney Way, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6RU
In person
Pre-booking not required

The National Football Museum's Preston-based Research and Archive Centre will be open to the public over offering behind the scenes tours of the former museum and stores.