Head to Blackpool for its world-famous theme park and an iconic visit to the pleasure beach and Blackpool tower are required- but have you seen the softer side of the county? Bowland Wild Boar Animal Park is a chance to interact with the wildlife including llamas, goats and deer. Great walks can be found too at Beacon Fell or the West Pennine Moors from campsites in Lancashire, and Lancaster Castle is the spot to break away from city lights.
Chatburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Family-friendly glamping pods situated in the heart of the Ribble Valley looking over to the three peaks.
4.87 /5
Weeton, Blackpool, Lancashire
Touring and luxury glamping with domes and a helicopter, enjoy onsite watersports just ten minutes from Blackpool.
4.66 /5
Preston, Lancashire
Charming camping pods and bell tents, just 15 minutes from Blackpool. Wood fired hot tubs and campfires!
4.64 /5
Colne, Lancashire
A peaceful country working farm, with tent and van pitches. Dog and family friendly with campfires welcome.
4.77 /5
Earby, Lancashire
Family-friendly glamping domes set in 80 acres of countryside with stunning views, onsite cinema dome and sauna.
4.91 /5
Dinckley, Blackburn, Lancashire
Peaceful, family friendly glamping in en-suite pods just 10min walk from the River Ribble. Pet friendly.
4.9 /5
Clayton Le Dale, Blackburn, Lancashire
A small, peaceful adults only site set in a beautiful Ribble Valley location, just ten minutes from the M6.
4.89 /5
New Biggin, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire
Tranquil camping and bell tent glamping on a private family farm set between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.
Water, Rossendale, Lancashire
Touring and glamping pods ideally located in the Rossendale Valley with onsite play area, fishing lake and cafe.
4.78 /5
Clitheroe, Lancashire
This parkland setting is your perfect dog friendly base by the Clent Hills, in the Edisford Riverside area.
Scarisbrick, Southport, Lancashire
Tranquil and family friendly farm campsite with tent pitches just ten minutes to Southport beach. Dogs welcome.
4.45 /5
Forton, Preston, Lancashire
Glamping pods and stylish lodges set by beautiful lakes, in easy reach of the Forest of Bowland. Fishing on site.
Shuttleworth, Bury, Lancashire
Dog friendly camping under wide skies, a safari tent, quirky Landpods and yurts on a country glamping farm.
Burnley, Lancashire
All year camping, touring and glamping site in the heart of Pendle Witch Country, close to all amenities.
Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancashire
Award winning campsite in 120 acres of farmland at the foot of the Bowland Fells, with 7 on site fishing lakes.
Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, Lancashire
Luxury hand built pod glamping and seasonal touring within the Yorkshire Dales and close to the Lake District.
Gisburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Luxury glamping with high end furnishings, private patios, hot tubs and fire pits. Adult only and very romantic.
Bolton-By-Bowland, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Small farm site in Ribble Valley with camping, touring and a glamping pod by the Dales and Forest of Bowland AONB.
Ribchester, Lancashire
Family owned and run touring caravan site set in 12 acre woodland with views towards Pendle Hill.
Croston, Leyland, Lancashire
Family and dog friendly tent and touring pitches and cosy glamping pods in rural Lancashire.
Cabus, Preston, Lancashire
A park with superb fishing in a well stocked lake, set by the River Wyre and overlooking The Trough of Bowland.
Greenfield, Oldham, Lancashire
Friendly, rural hideaway site on a working farm, ten minutes from the Peak District National Park. Dog friendly.
Greenhalgh, Preston, Lancashire
Adult only, friendly and peaceful tent and caravan site set on a small working farm. Dog friendly.
Longridge, Preston, Lancashire
30-acre dog-friendly touring park with breathtaking views of the Ribble Valley and Lakes.
Ribble Valley, Preston, Lancashire
Luxury holiday lodge and family friendly pods at Bowland Wild boar park with playground, cafe and activities.
Stanah, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire
Family friendly, award winning touring holiday park with camping pods and onsite play area, gym and shop.
Lancaster, Lancashire
Tranquil touring with good access from the M6, set close to Lancaster. Family friendly with alpacas on site.
Little Singleton, Blackpool, Lancashire
Only 6 miles from Blackpool, the park is a family friendly touring getaway with a Jacuzzi and heated pool.
Oldham, Lancashire
A conveniently located, year round site near Oldham and the Pennines, just opposite a beautiful nature reserve.
Preesall, Blackpool, Lancashire
Situated on the coast at Preesall, with great access to Blackpool, Fleetwood, Garstang and Preston.
The county of Lancashire in north east England is best known for the fun and loud seaside resort of Blackpool. But there is much more to see and do here for people of all spanning generations and personality types. From stunning moorland scenery to brilliant historic buildings, Lancashire is jam-packed with attractions for holidaymakers.
• The Forest of Bowland
• Lancaster Castle
• Blackpool
Lancashire has a wealth of historic buildings to explore that make for a great day out. There’s Leighton Hall in Carnforth, bowling visitors over with the fascinating history it has to tell. The very popular Lancaster Castle reveals gruesome stories of crime and punishment and the Lancaster Witches, something to fill your holiday with a bit of magic.
Greenhalgh Castle in Garstang is steeped in history and offers great views of the town below. Next on your list, Rufford Old Hall is one of the area's best examples of Tudor architecture and hosts an outdoor theatre in its stunning grounds during balmy evenings.
Another spectacular building is Samlesbury Hall, noted for its wonderful black and white exterior, where you can learn all about the turbulent stories of its past residents including a few ghost tales.
Also of note is Williamson Park, a breathtakingly beautiful building that has 54 acres of lovely parkland to wander in with a number of play areas for the kids, a tropical butterfly house and a small bird enclosure.
The county has a good selection of interesting museums, starting with the Museum of Lancashire and the Harris Museum and Art Gallery, both in Preston, and well worth visiting. The Harris Museum in particular has its finger to the pulse of local culture, with exhibitions in street style and a makerspace for craft and digital endeavours.
The Lancashire Infantry Museum offers an excellent range of artefacts and memorabilia throughout the ages. For even more detail, The Fusilier Museum tells stories from the 20th Regiment of Foot and the Lancashire Fusiliers, true heroes of the 20th century.
A train journey is good way to enjoy the wonderful Lancashire countryside and forget all thoughts of traffic. The East East Lancashire Railway and the brilliant Ribble Steam Railway offer plenty of options for sightseeing.
Blackpool, with its instantly recognisable tower and pleasure beach, has long been a major tourist destination. Although the town has a somewhat brash reputation there have been recent investments and developments to update some areas while still maintaining the character of this well-known seaside resort.
Lancashire has many fantastic opportunities for walking and cycling. To the north of the county you will find the Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells, a wild and beautiful area of barren fells, valleys and moorland. To the south of the county is the West Pennine Moors, another wild place where you can tramp, wind in hair, in total freedom.
The county also has a pleasant network of canals and waterways. Leisurely boat trips, canal-side cycling and riverside walks are all good ways to enjoy the wealth of waterside scenery.
For some wonderful wining and dining experiences there is Lancashire’s Ribble Valley Food Trail. The valley area is home to 35 restaurants and food shops where you can discover a immense variety of the finest Lancashire produce.
Lancashire is a perfect place for some family fun and adventure that the kids will love. Popular Blackpool Pleasure Beach is one that every kid should try. The park has a ton of rides for thrill-seekers, from the Pepsi-Max - one of the tallest rollercoasters in Europe - to much more gentle rides for the little ones.
Not far from here is Nickelodeon Land, a park based on the characters of some of our best loved kids shows, there’s 12 fun-filled rides suitable for the whole family, so even those without nerves of steel won’t be left behind.
Animal lovers will really enjoy a trip to Turbary Woods, an owl and bird of prey rescue centre where you can see over 90 birds of prey including owls, eagles, hawks and falcons.
Blackpool Zoo hosts a whole range of fun activities where you can see animals including elephants, gorillas, penguins and much more.
Younger kids will love Bowland Wild Boar Park where you can wander through lovely countryside and meet all kinds of animals including donkeys, piglets, deer, rabbits, lambs, and, of course, the wild boar.
Williamson Park in Lancaster is great for picnics and the butterfly house will also be popular with children. Ripley's Believe It or Not! in Blackpool is also fun for children of all ages. Billing itself as an odditorium, it’s a haven of all things bizarre and delightfully curious.
The Brockholes Nature Reserve with its floating village and Morecambe Bay are also well worth a visit for lovely scenery and spotting wildlife.
Sandcastle Waterpark located on South Beach in Blackpool has loads of huge water slides, river rapids and water cannons as well as shallow pools to keep kids of all ages entertained for hours.