Local Attractions

As well as our range of on site activities, we’re also ideally located as a base for trips to Blackpool including The Blackpool Tower & Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Brockholes Nature Reserve – Preston

With over 250 acres of natural beauty and our iconic floating Visitor Village to explore, you’ll find something new here every.

Fairhaven Lake – Lytham St Annes

Enjoy the many recreational facilities provided, motorboat, canoe and rowing boat hire. For the less adventurous there is an electrically powered motor launch, enjoy the cruise and enjoy the scenery from the launch on a 10-15 min cruise.

Forest of Bowland

The Forest of Bowland offers some of the most beautiful and remote walking in the country, from the grandeur and isolation of the moorland hills to the undulating lowlands with their distinctive pattern of settlements, woodland cloughs and river valleys.

Guild Wheel – Preston

The Preston Guild Wheel is a 21 mile “greenway” that encircles Preston, linking the city to the countryside and bringing the benefits of a beautiful outdoor space.

Lake District National Park

England’s largest National Park is now a World Heritage Site, home to Scafell Pike – its highest mountain, Wastwater – its deepest lake and thriving communities like Keswick and Bowness-on-Windermere.

Lancashire Coastal Way

Lancs The Coastal Way follows the coastline between Merseyside and Cumbria but with the odd diversion inland where necessary. The Lancashire coastline

The Flower Bowl – Garstang

Lancashire’s newest and most unusual leisure venue! Home to the north of England’s only curling rink, 8 lanes of luxury 10 pin bowling, 2 golf simulators, crazy golf and a 3 screen premium cinema. Let the fun begin!

Wild Discovery – Wrea Green

Wild Discovery is the zoo that interacts with you. A small friendly business situated within the beautiful grounds of Ribby Hall Village. Enjoy a unique experiences through daily interactive and educational talks and animal encounters, including the Farmyard Talk, Pelican Feed & Talk, Bat Talk, Meerkat Feed and Talk, Armadillo Talk and much more. They hope to inspire people of all ages to help conserve the fascinating animal kingdom and protect the environment that you all live in.

HM King Charles III has been confirmed as our new Patron, a great honour for UK Scouts.

The King continues a long tradition of the monarch giving their Patronage, dating back to 1912. This was when Scouts was granted its Royal Charter and HM George V became our first Patron.

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King Charles III

Our Patron, HM King Charles III