Jubilee Tower

Darwen Tower
Location within Blackburn with Darwen
General information
Location	Darwen Hill
Town or city	Darwen, Lancashire
Country	England
Coordinates	53°41′22.7″N 2°29′16.8″W / 53.689639°N 2.488000°W / 53.689639; -2.488000
Opened	24 September 1898 (1898-09-24)
Height	85 ft (26 m)

The octagonal Jubilee Tower (officially called Darwen Tower) on Darwen Hill overlooking the town of Darwen in Lancashire, England, was completed in 1898 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It also commemorated the victory of the local people for the right of access to the surrounding moors. It was opened to the public on 24 September 1898.

The tower is 85 feet (25.9 m) in height; Darwen Hill (also known as Beacon Hill) is 1,220 feet (370 metres) above sea-level. Walkers can climb to the top of the tower via the internal staircase to see views of North Yorkshire, Morecambe Bay, Blackpool Tower, Cumbria, the Isle of Man, North Wales, Derbyshire, elsewhere in Lancashire, and surrounding moorland.