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This market town could be the perfect place to take your family for a day trip, town break, or long weekend. Here’s what you need to know before you visit. Darwen is a lovely market town in Lancashire, best known as a textile manufacturing town during the industrial era. The town has a population of…
Looking for the ideal day trip for you and the fam? Leyland in Lancashire is a jewel in the north. Sometimes nicknamed Leyland in Preston, Leyland in Lancashire is a gem of South Ribble. Formerly a famous cotton and coal town, Leyland is one of the many Lancashire industrial settlements which powered growth in the…
Colne The Lancashire town that’s nowhere near the Colne Valley. Here at Five Minutes Spare, we take great delight in summarising the best places to visit in Britain. Colne is next on our list and presents a worthwhile adversary. While the Colne Water is not the River Colne, and the Colne Valley is far farther…
Ribble Valley’s finest tourist base for exploring the Lancashire countryside. Looking for your new favourite family holiday destination? Clitheroe, up in Lancashire, is the place that long-lasting memories are made of. With a population just shy of 20,000 people, this lovely town is large enough to cater to all your holiday needs, yet still small…
No staycation in or sightseeing trip to the Eden district of Cumbria would be complete without spending a few hours in the small but beautifully formed village of Dacre. It is close enough to Penrith to make it an easy trip out. It is also home to one of Cumbria’s Grade I listed Churches and…
Askam in Furness is one of Cumbria’s many hidden gems and well worth taking the trouble to explore if visiting the county. Although the place itself is fairly modern, Ireleth which now forms part of its postal town pre-dates the Doomsday Book so there is a bit of history to the town. It is one…
Craig Taylor