Top Things to do in Lancashire
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What to do and see in Lancashire, England: The Best Gardens
Discover the best top things to do in Lancashire, United Kingdom including Promenade Gardens, Rivington Terraced Gardens, Holden Clough Nurseries, Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens, Hoghton Tower, Leighton Hall, Gresgarth Hall Gardens, Ashton Gardens, Lowther Gardens, The Walled Garden.
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1. Promenade Gardens
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By 835julest - Manchester, United Kingdom
Lovely place to walk . Good fresh air and nice place to stretch your legs. Great to see the wild life as well.
2. Rivington Terraced Gardens
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
Mountain holiday home built circa 1899 by Lord Leverhulme. Now managed and maintained by a handful of staff and a huge team of volunteers. A 4.2 million heritage lottery grant scheme has just finished leaving the gardens looking fabulous for many years to come.
Reviewed By TrekkinTraveller - St Helens, United Kingdom
We really enjoyed exploring the terraced gardens .... we can only imagine how amazing it was in its hey day. It’s started to be carefully restored by volunteers but some of the buildings are just excavations of the foundations. The Pigeon Tower is a must see along with the Ravine area. If you’re expecting an easy walk around formal gardens you’d be mistaken it’s quite a hike and often uphill. Not for anyone unsteady on their feet.
3. Holden Clough Nurseries
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 58 reviews
Nestled in the heart of the Ribble Valley Holden Clough Nurseries is a world of 'All Things Garden Since 1927'
Reviewed By 234bevm
Holden Clough has expanded so much and what they have achieved is stunning. Went to their Christmas market on Sunday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Something a bit different. Love the massive fire pit, the Shepherds Hut for food and the many beautiful areas of Christmas decorations. Gorgeous fairy lights gave the place a magical feel. Always someone on hand too to give advice about plants etc.
4. Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 172 reviews
Reviewed By Voyager763244
Beautiful views from the area around. Delicious cherry scone and cappucino. Reopened for the year, will visit again soon. If you use the tea room you can park your car there for the day and enjoy one of the local walks. Saw the new lambs. Follow the brown signs or use your Sat nav to get there. 2/3 miles from Garstang. It's been open for 15 years now.
5. Hoghton Tower
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 526 reviews
Hoghton Tower is one of Lancashire’s gems – come and find out why. A Tudor – Elizabethan manor and the ancestral home of the de Hoghton family, the Tower stands proudly on its hill overlooking the surrounding countryside. Join a guided house tour and go back to the 16th century following the steps of William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and King James I who, at a banquet held in his honour, famously knighted a loin of beef 'Sir Loin'. Stroll through the beautiful walled gardens and take in the views of Lancashire, the Lake District and North Wales. Book an afternoon tea or just call in for lunch, coffee and cake to soak up some history! Private and School tours available year-round with prior arrangement. Sample local produce at the Farmers’ Market on the third Sunday of each month. Stay overnight in the Irishman's Tower. Hoghton Tower is quite simply unique – the perfect setting for your fairy tale wedding. All income benefits the Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust.
Reviewed By Ranjitsinghkhalsa - Birmingham, United Kingdom
We decided to break up the drive home by stopping here. We had booked a guided tour online the day before we visited. We were shown the house by Lorraine whose knowledge of the history of the house is good. I do feel though they could tell us more about this being the third most haunted house in england. Also a bit more of its link with lady Godiva might be worth a mention.
6. Leighton Hall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 192 reviews
We are Open May - September, 2pm - 5pm, Tuesday till Friday (also Bank Holiday Sundays and Mondays). This romantic Gothic house is the lived in family home of the famous Gillow furniture making dynasty. Boasting unique, priceless pieces of Gillow furniture, Leighton's informal guided tours appeal to all ages. Outside the Hall are woodland walks, an abundant 19th century walled garden, herbaceous borders and roses, a fragrant herb patch and an ornamental vegetable plot. Every day at 3.30 pm (weather permitting), Falconer Jim Brown, gives flying displays with his birds of prey, where visitors get the chance to put on a glove and really get up close to these fantastic creatures. For 2015 we have installed a new petite children's play area. Our products have been sourced locally as we worked with a local playground company to maximize the space we had available. So we hope the children will enjoy these facilities. Please go to our website or Facebook page for entrance fees, or just give us a call.
Reviewed By 761JohnE - Bolton, United Kingdom
We were camping close by and decided to visit, I had been in the past when I was much younger, opening times are short, a few hours in the afternoons and only on certain days but worth the visit. The hawk display was fun, it wasn the normal person doing the display so the birds were not used to the environment and decided to not perform quite as they should have but the person doing the display was extreemly knowldable about her birds and wasnt phased by them not performing. The Walk in the woods was good fun for my daughter she enjoyed looking for the faces on the trees lifting the panels and finding bugs and other creatures under there. The few hours they are open is filled by the house tour, hawk display and the walk in the woods so best to arrive ready for them opening to make sure you get to see everything especially if you want to grab a bite to eat from the cafe.
7. Gresgarth Hall Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By TrekkinTraveller - St Helens, United Kingdom
The gardens are only open one Sunday every month. We were lucky enough to be in the area that weekend and enjoy the stunning gardens beautifully designed. We explored along the river and the various footpaths and bridges. We really enjoyed our few hours here. There wasn’t anywhere to eat (I’m not sure if that was because of covid) but there was a coffee and cake stand at the front of the hall for light refreshments. I’d really recommend a visit.
8. Ashton Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 308 reviews
Reviewed By THFC56 - Lytham St Anne's, United Kingdom
This is a big but yet amazing space that is great to relax & chill out in, the work that is put into keeping the gardens & park well kept is fantastic, it is so clean & tidy, the gardens & surrounding park are immaculately kept a credit to the ground staff, it has a children's play area & basketball court, a green bowls area & add to it a fantastic cafe it's a great place to while away your day.
9. Lowther Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 148 reviews
Reviewed By waltermA6688RD - Lancaster District, United Kingdom
Lowther Gardens is so relaxing reminds me of my childhood, sitting with my mother and father, in the 1950s, eating real ice cream, watch my father play bowls, my mother talking with friendly people she had never met. flower beds blooming in a lush of colours, happy smiling faces watching the world go by, what a nice way to spend an hour or two. try it you will enjoy.
10. The Walled Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
The Walled Garden, is a social enterprise by the Brothers of Charity Services, the gardens were once Worden Hall's kitchen gardens and are a historical attraction in the heart of Worden Park. We support people to grow vegetables, cut flowers and plants in the Walled Garden and we sell our produce to park visitors. The Walled Garden is open to the general public for anyone to see work in progress.
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