I hope that you enjoy your trip over Brian, Lancashire and Yorkshire have some of the best countryside in the country, please try to get out and see it. If you are visiting Bradford the museum of film and photography is a must see. York Minster is lovely, try to visit Ripon and the surrounding villages for traditional little sweet (candy) shops.
Blackpool is touristy and full of hen parties but the tower is worth a visit. For pretty little villages and traditional foods try to visit the Lake District, it's only an hours drive from Accrington to the South Lakes. It is a popular place to visit and normally busy at weekends but great countryside views. try the little gingerbread shop at Grasmere.
If you are staying in the Accrington area and cannot do the Lake district, a drive out to the Ribble Valley and Trough of Bowland will suffice, some pretty little villages there too..
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