Bartle Hall: the country house west of Preston

A country house venue on the Fylde side, and one of the few entries here with grounds worth the name.

Bartle Hall is a country house at Bartle, west of Preston on the Fylde side of the city. It operates as a venue with accommodation, which is the usual arrangement for a house of this kind.

Its position west of the city puts it on the flat ground running towards the coast, well clear of the valley country east, which gives it a quite different setting from Samlesbury or Hoghton.

A venue's access pattern changes around its bookings, so confirm directly before travelling.

The western side

The Fylde side is flat farmland with lanes running through it, and a country house out here is chosen for its grounds, with the city an errand for another day. The road frame is on the places to stay sheet.

Bartle is west of Preston, on the flat land between the city and the Fylde, and it is one of the few entries in this category that sits on none of the main corridors. That is the point of it: a country house on quiet lanes, with no junction anywhere near. The M55 runs across this side of the district towards Blackpool, so the road network is close without the house being on it.

What the west is like

West of Preston the landscape changes character completely. The ground flattens out into agricultural plain, the field pattern is large and open, and the horizon is long — nothing like the wooded river corridor east and south of the city. It is unremarkable country that happens to be very easy to move through, and it puts both the city and the coast within a short drive.

The city centre is a drive of around five miles. There is no useful public transport for this location and no walking route in.

What else is west of the centre

West of Preston the landscape changes completely: the ground flattens into agricultural plain, the field pattern opens out, and the horizon goes long. Unremarkable country, but very easy to move through, and it puts the Fylde coast and the city within the same short drive — with the camping ground on the same side.

The flat lanes are also the best cycling in the district, which matters if the Guild Wheel is part of the reason for the trip: the western arc has no climbing in it.