Visit Heskin Places

Welcome to Visit Heskin Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Heskin

  

Heskin Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Heskin

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Heskin etymology

Heskin is of Brittonic origin. First element is hesg meaning “sedge” (c.f. Welsh hesg, Gaelic seisg) This is suffixed possibly with -īn.

You can visit Heskin places with Walkfo Heskin to hear history at Heskin’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Heskin has 17 places to visit in our interactive Heskin map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Heskin, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Heskin places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Heskin & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 17 audio facts unique to Heskin places in an interactive Heskin map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Heskin Places Map
17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Heskin historic spots	Heskin tourist destinations	Heskin plaques	Heskin geographic features
Walkfo Heskin tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Heskin

  

Best Heskin places to visit

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Heskin has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Heskin’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Heskin’s information audio spots:

Knightmare (Camelot) Knightmare was a custom roller coaster at the now defunct Camelot Theme Park in Chorley, Lancashire, United Kingdom. It was built by Zierer and designed by Anton Schwarzkopf.

Eccleston Quarry Eccleston Quarry is an old stone quarry that flooded. It is a popular site for scuba diving. Visibility is generally very poor and ropes have been strung between each underwater ‘feature’

Mawdesley Hall Mawdesley Hall is a Grade II listed country manor in Chorley, Lancashire. It consists of a central hall with two cross-wings. The hall is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building.

Mawdesley Mawdesley is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It had a population of 1,702 at the 2011 Census.

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