Castleton is a Village in the county of Greater Manchester.

Castleton postcode: OL11 3EB

Retail in Castleton

There are great places to visit near Castleton including some great towns, hills, ancient sites, round cairns, hiking areas, old mines, ruins, historic sites, lakes, historic monuments, rivers and streams, woodlands, geological features, nature reserves, villages, historic buildings, country parks, waterfalls, events, bluebell woods, sssis, parks, shopping centres, gardens, canals, cities, museums, disused railway lines, moated sites and airports.

The area around Castleton features a number of interesting towns including Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.

The area around Castleton boasts some of the best hills including Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.

Ancient Sites to visit near Castleton include Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.

The area around Castleton features a number of interesting round cairns including Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.

Castleton's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, Burnt Edge, and Turton Moor.

Don't miss Winter Hill Mines, Winter Hill Tunnel, Rivington Moor Colliery (ruin), Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Hole Bottom Mining Area, Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), and Prospect (ruin)'s old mines if visiting the area around Castleton.

Castleton has some unmissable ruins nearby like Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, Ouzel Hall (site of), Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), Prospect (ruin), Rivington Moor Bell Pits (ruin), and Burnt Edge Colliery (ruin).

Historic Sites to visit near Castleton include Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.

Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir are some of Castleton best lakes to visit near Castleton.

There are a number of historic monuments near Castleton including Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.

There are a number of rivers and streams near Castleton including Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.

Don't miss Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood's woodlands if visiting the area around Castleton.

Castleton has some unmissable geological features nearby like Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.

Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Aspull Sough, Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve, and Pennington Flash are some of Castleton best nature reserves to visit near Castleton.

Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish are some of Castleton best villages to visit near Castleton.

Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate are some of Castleton best historic buildings to visit near Castleton.

Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, Pennington Flash, and Burrs Country Park are some of Castleton best country parks to visit near Castleton.

Waterfalls to visit near Castleton include Roscow Clough Waterfall, Smithills Hall Park Waterfall, Langshaw Ford Weir, Raveden Clough Waterfall, Raveden Plantation Waterfall, Yarrow Reservoir Overflow Cascade, and Upper Rivington Reservoir Yarrow Outflow.

Castleton is near some unmissable events like Rivington Pike Easter,

Don't miss Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Castleton.

Nob End SSSI is one of Castleton's best, nearby sssis to visit in Castleton.

The area around Castleton features a number of interesting parks including Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.

Castleton's best nearby shopping centres can be found at Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.

Gardens to visit near Castleton include The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.

Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal at Prestolee, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Haigh, Top Lock at Wigan, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Crooke, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Shevington, Rochdale Canal Western Section, and Bridgewater Canal are some of Castleton best canals to visit near Castleton.

Castleton has some unmissable cities nearby like Salford, and Manchester.

There are a several good museums in the Castleton area like Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and The Imperial War Museum Salford.

There are a number of disused railway lines near Castleton including The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.

Moated Sites to visit near Castleton include Wigan Golf Club.

Manchester Airport is one of Castleton's best, nearby airports to visit in Castleton.

Castleton History

There are some historic monuments around Castleton:

• March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal
• Ellenroad Ring Mill