Yarrow Valley Country Park
A 700 acre wooded river valley with a lodge full of ducks, colour-coded trails and Yarrow Rocks, a play area that actually lets kids take a few risks. The Treeface cafe by the main car park sorts the bribes.
Astley Hall & Park
- Cost
- Free, hall included
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Where
- Chorley, Lancashire
- Weather
- Mostly outdoors
- Booking
- Just turn up
A glass-fronted Tudor hall, startling and unforgettable, in a free park with the Royalists' Retreat and toddler play areas and a walled garden. The hall is free too, Wednesday to Sunday from 11 to 3.
Restoration of the west wing started in January 2026, so for now only part of the east wing ground floor is open, but it still rewards the curious. Cafe Ambio in the Coach House sorts lunch. Chorley's pride, and deserved.
What it costs: Hall and park both free. The hall museum opens Wednesday to Sunday, 11 to 3, for the spring and summer season from 5 April 2026; closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
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