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Our History and Heritage category brings all Coast Radar’s Lancashire listings related to looking for something to do or a place to visit together where they offer some form of historic or heritage based activity.

Finding the best things to see and do on a Lancashire day out with your family or friends is easy – simply explore the historic and heritage links below, hit the jump to my location button or use the search bar to plan your next Lancashire activity.

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British Commercial Vehicle Museum

The British Commercial Vehicle Museum exhibits antiquarian buses, early Fire engines and other historical and commercial vehicles produced by the British manufacturing industry. The museum is located on a site previously occupied by the Leyland Motors factory, the source of many exhibits. Read more…
Clitheroe-Castle

Clitheroe Castle Museum

Clitheroe Castle is a ruined early medieval castle in Clitheroe in Lancashire. Today the buildings on the site are the home of Clitheroe Castle Museum. The main museum area is in the former Steward’s House, a Grade II listed building, originally built in the 18th century whilst the former courthouse houses a temporary exhibition space. Its main collections are around social Read more…
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Ashton Memorial

The Ashton Memorial is a folly built between 1907 and 1909 by the millionaire industrialist Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy. It has been described as “England’s grandest folly” and the “Taj Mahal of the North”. The memorial is 150 feet (50 m) tall, and has views of the surrounding area including Morecambe Bay. The building is in Read more…
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20 Forthlin Road

20 Forthlin Road is the terraced childhood home of Sir Paul McCartney authentically furnished as it would have appeared during the 1950s and early 60s when Paul and his family lived here. The Beatles composed and rehearsed some of their earliest songs here. Read more…
Lancaster-Priory

Lancaster Priory

Lancaster Priory, formally the Priory Church of St Mary, is the Church of England parish church of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire. It is thought that a Roman building existed on the site prior around the year 200 and then a Saxon church is thought to have stood on the site from the sixth century. Much of the current church Read more…