Retirement properties in Burscough

Burscough is an increasingly sough-after location with all the essentials on the doorstep including a Post Office, library and community centres.

• Groceries - An Aldi, Tesco superstore and Booths will satisfy your weekly shop, with some offering delivery to your doorstep.  
• Shops - You’ll find independent boutiques selling everything from handbags to flowers throughout central Burscough, as well as hair and beauty services.
• Hospitals and medical care - The nearest hospital is Ormskirk District General, which is a 10-minute drive away from the town, or an hour on the bus. GPs like Burscough Family Practice and Stanley Court Surgery offer care closer to home and there are dentists, pharmacies and an optician too.

Burscough has a proud agricultural history as well as the historically important Burscough Parish Church - built to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon in 1815.  

The town is surrounded by countryside and with the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal running through the middle, it’s a great location for active retirement living. There are plentiful walks and trails, including those at the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust reserve at Martin Mere. The pretty Burscough canal walk takes you to the National Trust’s Rufford Old Hall via locks, bridges and farmland. You can also visit Windmill Animal Farm to see a working farm close up.

The town also has a strong community spirit too. You can get involved in U3A activities at the Lathom and Burscough Old People’s Club.

There are plenty of transport links making it easy to explore local Lancashire towns and cities from our retirement bungalows and flats in Burscough.

• By car - The A59 runs through Burscough, connecting it to Ormskirk and Rufford onto Southport, Formby, Liverpool and the coast.
• By bus - Buses connect Burscough to Preston, Skelmersdale, and Ormskirk, making it easy to pop to a larger town if you want a change of pace.  
• By rail - There are two train stations: Burscough Bridge and Burscough Junction connecting the town to Wigan, Southport, and beyond. 
• By air - Liverpool John Lennon airport is the closest airport, taking just half an hour by road while Manchester Airport gives you even more options and can be reached in 45 minutes.