Scorton, Lancashire

There's lots to see and do in Lancashire. A hot air balloon flight may be perfect for a birthday gift or special celebration.

The picturesque village of Scorton is reached from the A6 north of Garstang and along Gubberford Road.

Scorton has two cafes. One of them was a priory and the other is a converted barn that includes a gift/craft shop. There is a bar in the Priory Restaurant but no other ‘pub’ in the village. There are three churches, the Anglican Church of St. Peter, a Methodist Wesleyan Chapel, and the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary & St. James. The old mill building was once a cotton mill powered by an underground waterwheel from the River Wyre. It was later used by a joiner to make clogs but only part of the original building remains today. Acre Wood is north of St. Mary & St James’s Church.

From Snow Hill Lane there are a series of hills and wooded slopes that are popular with used by walkers and hikers. A short distance to the north of the village is a caravan park within a wide sweep of the River Wyre close by a picnic area and Scorton Lake. Around the Lake and its wooded surroundings is a pathway and ‘hide’ from which can be seen a variety of wild birds.

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