British Commercial Vehicle Museum
King Street
Leyland
Lancashire
PR25 2LE
United Kingdom

Tel: 01772 451 011

The British Commercial Vehicle Museum at Leyland, Lancashire is dedicated to preserving the physical evidence of the history of the road transportation industry in the United Kingdom. This proud history is illustrated through a collection of fully restored vans, trucks and buses produced and sold by the British Commercial Vehicle industry over the past 100 years, including dramatic ‘sound and light’ sets which bring the role of the vehicle to life. The museum is located just one mile from junction 28 of the M6.

Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Market Square
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 2PP
United Kingdom

Tel: 01772 258 248

Housing a significant collection of historical and contemporary artwork, the Harris Museum and Art Gallery are set in a striking grade I listed building in the centre of Preston. British oil paintings, sculpture, textiles, costumes, glass and ceramics alongside temporary exhibitions, events and family activities make this a great day out. The museum includes the Story of Preston social history display, charting the history of this Lancashire city.

Museum of Lancashire
Stanley Street
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 4YP
United Kingdom

Tel: 01772 264 075

Housed within Preston's Old Court House, the Museum of Lancashire allows visitors a chance to experience days gone by, with an authentic reproduction of a 1940's street, a Second World War Anderson shelter with wailing air raid sirens and even an unexploded bomb! Learn about the role of women during the war, ration books and evacuation. There is also a Victorian classroom and a programme of touring and temporary exhibitions, as well as special holiday events and family days throughout the year.

The Queen’s Lancashire Regiment Museum
Fulwood Barracks
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 8AA
United Kingdom

Tel: 01772 260 362

The Queen’s Lancashire Regiment Museum, with its extensive regimental collections, archives and library make this the largest military heritage centre in the north-west of England and tells the story of this proud regiment. The displays show evidence of the regiment’s action from 1689 onwards, right through to the current century.

West Lancashire Light Railway
Station Road
Hesketh Bank
Lancashire
PR4 6SS
United Kingdom

Tel: 01772 815 881

The West Lancashire Light Railway is a narrow gauge passenger railway that operates from the village of Hesketh Bank, between Preston and Southport. There are a number of superb working locomotives and a collection of interesting railway artefacts, making this a great family day out. Among those on the line are the Irish Mail, Joffre, Stanhope, Utrillas and Montalban.