Chorley is Lancashire market town that first had a market in 1498 and on market days has over 150 stalls, including local fruit and veg, butchery, cheese and fish stalls. It also has cooked food stalls and the smallest pub you have ever seen. 4 people andits nearly full! It has connections to the Pilgrim Fathers - Miles Standish was born here. It is ideally placed as a base to explore, with 4 motorways connecting you to Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Chester, The Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and The Peak District. If you don't fancy driving, Chorley has 2 rail stations and is connected directly to Manchester Airport, manchester and Liverpool and via links to London and Scotland.
Our house is in Astley Village, a suburb of Chorley. It sits 2 mins from Astley Park, which has lots of walks, a lake and a Jacobean house- Astley Hall. You can walk through the park to Chorley in 15 minutes from our house.