Yarrow Valley Country Park
Chorley's increasingly popular Yarrow Valley Country Park is a 700-acre facility, run by Chorley Council and including a visitor centre built using Heritage Lottery funds.
Green Flag Flies Again
Yarrow Valley Country Park has been awarded Green Flag status for the fourth year in a row!
If you need directions to find us 
click here. If you need the address and postcode it is Yarrow Valley Country Park, Off Birkacre Road, Chorley, PR7 3QL.
Yarrow Valley Country Park events
You can find details of all our events in the Chorley Smile magazine. You can collect a had copy of the magazine in the visitor centre. Don't forget to keep your eye on our noticeboard for the latest news.
Would you like to volunteer?
We are always on the look out for volunteers - we have some new opportunities in the visitor centre - find out more here.
History
Yarrow Valley was created by redeveloping the once industrial Birkacre area into a country park and haven for wildlife. It attracts thousands of visitors each year, including community and sporting groups such as the Wigan and District Anglers Association, Euxton Canoe Club, Friends of the River Yarrow and Chorley and District Natural History Society.
The Visitor Centre provides a focus for a year-round events programme which includes exhibitions, walks and talks, conservation days, children's activities and family fun days, while the community classroom is available to schools as part of the Council's determination to introduce youngsters to the delights of the countryside.
Paul Todd, Green Flag Award manager at the Civic Trust, said: "Good green spaces increase the quality of life for people. Everyone involved should be extremely proud of their hard work and should fly the flag with pride."
Related articles:
- Yarrow Valley Country Park
All the events at Yarrow Valley Country Park.
- Green Flag Flies Again At Yarrow Valley
A POPULAR Chorley country park is now flying the prestigious Green Flag it was awarded earlier this year after being named among the best open spaces in the country.
- Yarrow Valley Continues to Make Visitors Smile
Yarrow Valley Country Park is continuing to make 'Chorley Smile' with the majority of visitors rating it as excellent in a new user survey.
Downloads:
- Visitor Centre directions
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- Yarrow Valley - nature trail
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- Yarrow Valley - history trail
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