Beacon Fell, Goosnargh

Name: Beacon Fell
Address: Goosnargh, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1995 640557

#1 among attractions in Goosnargh

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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Beacon Fell is a fell in the civil parish of Goosnargh in Lancashire, England. The high ground, which rises to 266 m, has been a country park since 1970. It is situated within the south westerly part of the Forest of Bowland, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ()

Elevation: 873 ftCoordinates: 53°52'49"N, 2°39'30"W

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Goosnargh United Kingdom

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+44 1995 640557

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Beacon Fell – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Plough at Eaves, St Helen's Church, Longridge Fell, St Bartholomew's Church.

5.7 miSW
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Plough at Eaves, Preston
145 min walk • The Plough at Eaves is a public house on Eaves Lane in Eaves, Lancashire, a hamlet of Woodplumpton. It is owned by Thwaites Brewery. Dating to 1625, when it was a free house, it is believed to be the oldest pub in Lancashire. At one time the pub was named the Plough at Cuddy Hill, or the Cuddy Pub.
5.4 miW
Church
St Helen's Church
137 min walk • St Helen's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Churchtown in Lancashire, England. Historically, it was the parish church of Garstang; today, as Garstang is split into more than one ecclesiastical parish, St Helen's parish is Garstang St Helen. It is in the Diocese of Blackburn.
5.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Longridge Fell
145 min walk • Longridge Fell is the most southerly fell in England, near the town of Longridge, Lancashire. It lies at the southern end of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
3.3 miE
Church
St Bartholomew's Church
86 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is in the village of Chipping, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with that of St Michael, Whitewell.
3.9 miS
Church
Goosnargh Village Hall, Goosnargh
99 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is an Anglican church in Goosnargh, a village north of Preston in Lancashire, England. The church dates from the Middle Ages; it was enlarged in the 16th century and restored twice in the 19th century.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Parlick
56 min walk • Parlick is an approximately cone-shaped steep-sided hill at the extreme south of the main range of Bowland fells in Lancashire, England. Its bog-free sides make it more popular with walkers than the shallow boggy hills to its north. Paths zigzag up this hill from the south, or for the more strenuous ascent a straight path can be chosen.
4.4 miW
Forts and castles
Greenhalgh Castle, Garstang
113 min walk • Greenhalgh Castle is a castle, now ruined, near the town of Garstang in Lancashire, England. Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, had the castle built in 1490 to provide defence for his estates around Garstang.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Fair Snape Fell, Forest of Bowland
83 min walk • Fair Snape Fell is one of the larger hills in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. It occupies a position in the very south of the main range of fells, alongside and just to the north of Parlick, to which it is joined by a ridge.
5.4 miNW
Church
St Peter's Church
138 min walk • St Peter's Church is in the village of Scorton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Garstang, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn.
5.8 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
St John the Baptist's Church, Preston
148 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church is in Church Lane, Broughton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Martin, Fulwood, and St Peter, Fulwood.
5 miW
Church
St Thomas' Church, Garstang
127 min walk • St Thomas' Church is a Church of England church in Garstang, a market town in Lancashire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster.