Engine Fold
Engine Fold is a Area in the county of Greater Manchester.
There are great places to visit near Engine Fold including some great towns, hills, hiking areas, old mines, ancient sites, round cairns, ruins, historic sites, lakes, historic monuments, rivers and streams, woodlands, geological features, historic buildings, nature reserves, villages, country parks, waterfalls, events, bluebell woods, sssis, parks, shopping centres, gardens, canals, cities, museums, disused railway lines, moated sites and airports.
Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough are great places to visit near Engine Fold if you like towns.
The area around Engine Fold features a number of interesting hills including Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
The area around Engine Fold boasts some of the best hiking areas including Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.
There are a several good old mines in the Engine Fold area like Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Mines, Winter Hill Tunnel, Rivington Moor Colliery (ruin), Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Hole Bottom Mining Area, and Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin).
Don't miss Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp's ancient sites if visiting the area around Engine Fold.
The area around Engine Fold boasts some of the best round cairns including Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
Don't miss 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)'s ruins if visiting the area around Engine Fold.
Engine Fold has some unmissable historic sites nearby like Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.
Engine Fold's best nearby lakes can be found at Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.
Historic Monuments to visit near Engine Fold include Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.
Engine Fold has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.
There are a number of woodlands near Engine Fold including Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood.
Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough are great places to visit near Engine Fold if you like geological features.
Bradshaw Brook Viaduct, Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, and Sheephouse Farm are some of Engine Fold best historic buildings to visit near Engine Fold.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Engine Fold area like Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve.
There are a number of villages near Engine Fold including Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley.
There are a number of country parks near Engine Fold including Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash.
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 are some of Engine Fold best waterfalls to visit near Engine Fold.
Rivington Pike Easter is a great place to visit close to Engine Fold if you like events.
Bluebell Woods to visit near Engine Fold include Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.
SSSIs to visit near Engine Fold include Nob End SSSI.
There are a several good parks in the Engine Fold area like Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.
Shopping Centres to visit near Engine Fold include Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.
The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater are some of Engine Fold best gardens to visit near Engine Fold.
The area around Engine Fold boasts some of the best canals including 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.
Engine Fold has some unmissable cities nearby like Salford, and Manchester.
The area around Engine Fold boasts some of the best museums including Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green.
Don't miss The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline's disused railway lines if visiting the area around Engine Fold.
Moated Sites to visit near Engine Fold include Wigan Golf Club.
Places near Engine Fold feature a number of interesting airports including Manchester Airport.
Engine Fold History
There are some historic monuments around Engine Fold:
