Shawclough
Shawclough is an area of Rochdale in the county of Greater Manchester.
There are great places to visit near Shawclough 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.
There are a several good towns in the Shawclough area like Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.
Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge are some of Shawclough best hills to visit near Shawclough.
The area around Shawclough features a number of interesting ancient sites including Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.
Shawclough has some unmissable round cairns nearby like Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, Burnt Edge, and Turton Moor are great places to visit near Shawclough if you like hiking areas.
There are a several good old mines in the Shawclough area like 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).
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) are some of Shawclough best ruins to visit near Shawclough.
Historic Sites to visit near Shawclough include Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.
Shawclough'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.
The area around Shawclough features a number of interesting historic monuments including Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Shawclough area like Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.
Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood are great places to visit near Shawclough if you like woodlands.
The area around Shawclough features a number of interesting geological features including 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 great places to visit near Shawclough if you like nature reserves.
Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish are some of Shawclough best villages to visit near Shawclough.
Shawclough has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate.
The area around Shawclough boasts some of the best country parks including Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, Pennington Flash, and Burrs Country Park.
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 great places to visit near Shawclough if you like waterfalls.
The area close to Shawclough boasts some of the best events including Rivington Pike Easter.
Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park are great places to visit near Shawclough if you like bluebell woods.
Don't miss Nob End SSSI's sssis if visiting the area around Shawclough.
The area around Shawclough 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.
There are a several good shopping centres in the Shawclough area like Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.
Don't miss The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater's gardens if visiting the area around Shawclough.
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 Shawclough best canals to visit near Shawclough.
The area around Shawclough boasts some of the best cities including Salford, and Manchester.
The area around Shawclough features a number of interesting museums including Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and The Imperial War Museum Salford.
The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline are some of Shawclough best disused railway lines to visit near Shawclough.
The area around Shawclough's best moated sites can be found at Wigan Golf Club.
There are a number of airports near to Shawclough including Manchester Airport.
Shawclough Map
Lakes near Rochdale
Canals near Rochdale
Rivers near Rochdale
Shopping in Rochdale
Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre Toad Lane, Deeplish
Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre mall
Middleton Shopping Centre Limetrees Road, Wood Side
Middleton Shopping Centre mall
Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre Blossom Place, Wardleworth
Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre mall
Kingsway Retail Park Firgrove, Milnrow
Kingsway Retail Park retail park
Middleton centre Shopping Wood Side, Middleton
Middleton centre Shopping retail park
Rochdale Retail Park Deeplish, Milnrow
Rochdale Retail Park retail park
Point Park Wardleworth, Milnrow
Point Park retail park
Sandbrook Park Sudden, Castleton
Sandbrook Park retail park
Spar Halifax Road, Greengate
Spar supermarket
Lidl Spotland Road, Shawclough
Lidl supermarket
Aldi Elizabethan Way, Lady House
Aldi supermarket
Tesco Extra Park Road, Middleton centre Shopping
Tesco Extra supermarket
Asda Kingsway, Firgrove
Asda supermarket
ALDI Chapel Street, Wood Side
ALDI supermarket
Asda Dane Street, Spotland Bridge
Asda supermarket
ALDI Manchester Old Road, Wood Side
ALDI supermarket
The Co-operative Food Edenfield Road, Broadhalgh
The Co-operative Food supermarket
Morrisons Houghton Close, Newbold
Morrisons supermarket
The Co-operative Food Kirkway, Middleton
The Co-operative Food supermarket
The Co-operative Food Upper Passmonds Grove, Broadhalgh
The Co-operative Food supermarket
The Co-operative Food Leonard Street, Trub
The Co-operative Food supermarket
Tesco Manchester Road, Sudden
Tesco supermarket