A trip to Chorley

Thursday 06th February 2025-hidden treasures and things to do in Chorley, Lancashire.

Making your way out of the Chorley interchange bus station opposite is where you can shop at BM bargains to stock up your home with fresh and delicious ingredients, to cook and bake. M&S collection is also close by if you prefer to do your grocery shopping or fashion related shopping at M&S which has a cafe near it to or the REEL cinema to treat yourself to a movie.

To all my lovely fashion girlies Here is Eve boutique if you’re looking for modernised party wear, The books & Bygones boutique i closed ever Wednesday and Thursday which i had bad luck, but maybe some other time. however there was abook store at the Chorley market near the market cafe and food, well more near the clothing line.

Also closer to the bus station was this vintage and nostalgic looks like a hotel but seems to have rooms available, so it is kind of like a hotel. the down stairs book had me in awestruck, as i love the 1970s so much. they had that nostalgic scenery, ver cutsey, very demure and very elegantly romantic.

Much loved and appreciated was the old fashioned, church with the churchyard neatly trimmed grass and path ways cleared although after lunch making my way back to the bus station someone must have thrown food their because there was a flock of pigeons. The streets in and around the town centre where clean, also driving to Chorley and back to Blackburn Wheelton and Wheelton le Dale where so much nostalgic, pure green and clean. just as each path i walked in an d around chorley town centre was clean and green.

The path was neatly straightened and here the building opposite the shepherds is a skin clinic with right next to a dance studio, also the one with a purple door seemed to be an antique store, next to it is where you can learn singing, piano or any instruments or do some shopping to get some things for the home.

And please only go the place next to the music tuition class when you think you or someone you loved is either on their death bed or leave something in your will.

I refused to sit on these benches as they seemed like these men either are buried next to the benches in their honour. The second bench was more sad a the first police officer who died mysteriously in 1988. Gosh i love history.

Talking about the old fashioned bar and creative lounge VESTRY and right next to that old fashiond bar is the shop i’ve recommended unless you want to shop at the charity shops walking along, like cancer research uk, Bernardo’s the children society or even the works.

The maidens

This boutique had a vintage theme about it but the designs are modern a twist of modern and vintage mixed, opposite was the crown pub which had live horse racing on something i adored, love horses and horse racing.

Moving along before making a turn towards Chorley market what on earth does this boutique stand for temptations, is this to tempt someone making someone attracted to you.

Next to the Chorley express shop, is a vintage, musical bar to get the taste buds dancing.

Another main church this is st Mary’s church upon exiting the town centre and carefully and consideringly crossing the street, very lovely surrounded by nature and history.

Walking along here in between Natwest and TSB bank seems relaxing and away from hustle and bustle, but here down these steps must be close to the theatre.

And don’t think i was forwarding you to the chorley advice and help centre only if you truly need it but i was looking at the bakery next to it if not the market has loads of food near it.

Unless you want to spend the time at the shed, no not an actual shed the pub shed.

Looks more child friendly, doesn’t it?

A cosy lovely boutique that sells winter wear opposite the market cafe.

Rhode island coffee shop we have one in blackburn that has a cosy reading corner for the bookworms, well backburn rhode island not the chorley one.

The prince of Wales- Well i do recall seeing snippet of King Charles speech back in his youth he made a speech about mental health and mental health facilities and him visiting a mental health hospital in Chorley, Lancashire wonder if he spend some time at this pub.

Well next to the prince of Wales pub, are some hair and beauty salon and take aways for anyone enjoying a hair and beauty treatment, skin care, hair care and make up routine.

Well No exactly a take away it is free and probably still needs renvating, but there is health shop near it.

Here are some retail inside of Chorley market – nice handbags to work trousers/

A leaflet notice board outside Chorley town hall.

The Dolce and Bush restaurant seemed privilege and for celebrities guest or for romantic dates or even if i you want to hang around with friends, catching up on the latest gossip.

Northcotes hairdressers and a tattoo or piercing opposite the fancy restaurant.

A charity shop i found along walking from the TSB bank and look at these pretty, prom dresses.

As i mentioned i love history well here is a history from world war one and world war two.

The sun andset cafe.

I picked the right, and friendly and welcoming cafe for lunch, when i entered i was greeted with warm, friendly and welcoming smiles and morning which i greeted them back , where i ordered earl gray tea hot drinks where only £2, salad and soup where around £7 to £8, i ordered the soup of the day, which was tomato and birkely, good since i had a little bit of a cold sup and tea is the cheapest and healthiest lunch ever. total order £9.50 but more cheaper then chester and those other takeaways next to the bus station.

Do not fear nothing was broken it was such a lovely design, the door and display window where perfect, vintage darker green and matching darker orange ceiling, also wallpaper going up the stairs, i was downstairs i was about to sit on one of those high chairs near the main entrance but on staff saw i struggled and showed me the quite and lowe seats not sure how it looked like upstairs but more seats perhaps and maybe low seats. This cafe is where i will take my friends, family and even future children to.

and to finish of the day sit inside the Chorley bus station and watch the trains and vehicles drive past.

Very neat, clean and demure in Chorley, but i only saw ina nd around town centre and the market, if you live in chorley feel free to drop a comment how the private areas are, if they are clean, to but wheelton and Wheelton le Dale is clean and around the countryside and green and clean.