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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lancashire

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lancashire, England

Updated January 30, 2025

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Cromwell’s Bridge

Lancashire, England

Cromwell's Bridge

Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.
Holden Wood Antiques

Lancashire, England

Holden Wood Antiques

This antique shop and tea room reside inside a twice defunct church that was moved stone by stone to its current location.
The Pennine Tower.

Lancashire, England

Pennine Tower

This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.
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Wallace and Gromit Statue

Preston, England

Wallace and Gromit Statue

Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.
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Preston, England

Preston Martyrs Memorial

A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.
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Preston Bus Station.

Preston, England

Preston Bus Station

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.
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Whittingham Hospital

Whittingham, England

Whittingham Hospital

This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.
4 miles from Lancashire
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Stories About Lancashire

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