Plan your visit

• Where are we?
• Getting here
• Parking
• Opening hours and admission information
• Groups, organised visits and coach trips
• Park map
• Toilets
• Accessibility information

**Please note**

To enable set up and break down of the Chorley Flower Show, some areas of Astley Park will be restricted from Tuesday 21 July to Friday 7 August, however the Coach House including the Chorley Photographic Society exhibition in the Coach House Gallery, Café Ambio, Barrica in the Park and the Astley Hall Gift Shop and Information Centre will all remain open (as per their usual opening hours).

A diversion route will be in place so that you can still get from one end of the park to the other but please allow additional time.

Astley Hall will be closed from Monday 20 July until the start of Chorley Flower Show.

During Chorley Flower Show, 31 July, 1 and 2 August, Astley Hall, the coach house gallery and the businesses in the Coach House and Farm House will only be open to those with a ticket for the show. Entry to Astley Hall is included in the Chorley Flower Show ticket price.

The diversion route around the park will still be in place for those wanting to walk through or access the areas not within the event. ***

Where are we?

Astley Hall, Coach House and Park is located minutes away from Chorley town centre, and off junction 8 of the M61.

Astley Park can be accessed by multiple entrances: the Hallgate entrance (off Chancery Road) which has a car park and is the entrance closest to Astley Hall, the Coach House, cafe and shops. The park can also be accessed by foot through the town centre entrances (through the main gates off Park Road or from Queens Road car park), and also via Ackhurst Lodge (Southport Road) by foot with a walk through woodland to access the Astley Hall end of the park. There is a car park next to Ackhurst Lodge.

For information on getting to the park for Chorley Flower Show (31 July to 2 August), please see the event website.

 

Getting here

**For information on getting to the park for Chorley Flower Show (31 July to 2 August), please see the event website.**
 

By car

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Chorley is easy to find, just off juntion 8 of the M61. From there follow the many tourist signs to Astley Hall, which is to the west of the town centre, through Astley Village taking you to the Hallgate end of the park. Alternatively you could park in Chorley town centre and walk through Astley Park (from the Park Road entrance or through Queens Road car park) to Astley Hall.

By bus

Chorley is served by regular buses from surrounding areas, and buses run regulary from Chorley bus station to Chancery Road. For more information on bus times see HERE

By train

Chorley is on the Blackpool/Preston/Manchester line, only 30 mins from the centre of Manchester, with Chorley train station approimately 20 minutes walk to Astley Hall, through the Astley Parks entrance on Park Road.
Euxton Balshaw Lane train station (on the Liverpool/Wigan/Preston line) is approximately 30 minutes walk to Astley Hall.
 

Parking

**For information on parking and getting to the park for Chorley Flower Show (31 July to 2 August), please see the event website.**

The Hall Gate entrance to the park has a car park (just 300m from the front of the Hall).
You'll also find Ackhurst Lodge car park off Southport Road, next to the woodland/lodge entrance to the park.

For information on parking tariffs at Hallgate and Ackhurst Lodge car parks visit the Chorley Council website here: Parks and Open Spaces Car Parks

There is also plentiful low cost parking in Chorley town centre should you choose to access the park from the Park Road entrance. Some town centre car parks offer free parking after 1pm on Saturdays and all day Sundays. Town Centre Parking and Charges

Opening hours and admission information

Astley Hall Museum Opening Hours (Spring/Summer 2026)

**Please be aware that Astley Hall will be closed from Monday 20 July until the start of Chorley Flower Show. During Chorley Flower Show, 31 July, 1 and 2 August, Astley Hall, the coach house gallery and the businesses in the Coach House and Farm House will only be open to those with a ticket for the show. Entry to Astley Hall is included in the Chorley Flower Show ticket price.** Visit the Chorley Flower Show website.

Astley Hall Museum will be open for free visits from Sunday 5 April 2026 alongside the ongoing West Wing restoration works. Areas of the Hall's ground floor on the east wing will be open to the public.

Astley Hall and the Astley Information Centre and Gift Shop will be open on the following days/times:

West Wing Restoration

Exciting restoration works on the west wing of Astley Hall will begin in late Jaunary 2026. 

This project marks the final phase of a multi-year programme delivered by Chorley Council to safeguard the hall for future generations. Find more information about the project via the link below:

More Info

Ongoing updates will be shared via our Facebook and Instagram channels

Admission to the Coach House Gallery is free

Keep an eye on the what's on page for news about upcoming events and exhibitions.

For details of opening hours for Cafe Ambio and Barrica in the Park, please see their Facebook pages

Groups, organised visits and coach trips

Astley Hall is happy to welcome group and coach visits to the Hall for both self- guided visits (during general opening hours Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday) and guided tours (on other days closed to general public).

Coach visits must be booked in advance to arrange parking and refreshments.

The Astley Hall coach trip package includes:

• Coach parking
• Guided tour of the Hall (£10 per person)
• Driver refreshments

Contact: astley.hall@chorley.gov.uk for bookings, charges and enquiries

Schools and Colleges

Astley Hall has a wide offer of sessions on offer to Primary and Secondary schools, all linked to the National Curriculum. We are happy to create bespoke sessions with teachers given enough time.

To book or for more information on rates, accessibility guides and facilities please contact us.

Discover Astley Park with the handy map below:

 

 

Toilets

Public toilets are located at both the Farm House and Coach House (upper floor accessible by lift), close to the hall Gate entrance. Open 8am - 4:30pm daily.

Accessibility Information

Our access accessment and policies are available to view below. For more information ahead of your visit please contact astley.hall@chorley.gov.uk 

• Access Assessment
• Access policy
• Sustainability Policy

General accessibility information:

Astley Hall

• The ground floor of Astley Hall is accessible to wheelchair users. The flooring on the ground floor is a mixture of flags (Great Hall and Kitchen area), wood (passageways and Morning Room) and carpet. Upstairs it has a mixture of wooden floors (all main rooms) and carpeted corridors.
• There is no lift available inside of Astley Hall –  additional information materials are available on request for those who are unable to access the first and second floors of the building.
• There is no hearing loop system in place
• Interpretation in rooms is set at appropriate heights according to museum guidance
• Any video elements are subtitled
• Background music is played on occasion in the Hall but can be turned off if requested

The Coach House

• The Coach House building has a Radar bathroom on the ground floor. The key is available on request to those who require it from Cafe Ambio
• A lift provides access to the first floor and Coach House Gallery
• The Coach House Gallery is wheelchair accessible.

The Park

• The surface underfoot from the car park to the Hall and Coach House is gravel or tarmac and is level
• The terrain in the park is flat around the Hall itself, with some gentle gradients in the pathways through the park.
•  Main paths through and around the park are tarmac or gravel and wheelchair accessible

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