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Located
in the heart of the scenic of Lancashire, Preston is best described as the
gateway to Lancashire's beautiful landscape and historical sights.
Preston's history dates back to the Doomsday Book and
was awarded City Status on the 14th March 2002 in the Queen’s Jubilee
Year.
Below is a
selection of Preston attractions. To view more information about the
attraction click on the corresponding link. To view a fine selection of
Preston hotels click here.
A day out
in Preston is not complete without a visit to the nationally acclaimed Harris
Museum and art gallery,
which is less than 5 minutes walk from Preston market.
If you are
a football lover than why not visit the home of the Football League at the
National
Football Museum.
Preston North End Football
Club were founder members of the Football League.
However,
if this all seems to much like hard work why not take advantage of Preston
beauty and take a nice stroll to Beacon
Fell, on the northern outskirts of Preston, which was one of the first
ever Country Parks.
Preston
takes great pride in its people and celebrates its cultural diversity with
an all year round events programme which includes the colourful
Caribbean Carnival and the Preston Mela, Festival of South Asian Culture.
Wall St.
(now Squares), a themed pub set in a former bank building, had the
world’s first revolving 64-screen video cube suspended from the ceiling.
The
restaurant ‘Bistro French Live’ was featured in the Guiness
Book of Records as having the widest selection of wines and spirits in the
country. They also have a liquor dating from the 1700’s. For information
on this, and other restaurants in Preston, click here.
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