The Halo, Rossendale

#5 among attractions in Rossendale

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Haslingden Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League, which plays its home games at Bentgate in Haslingden. For the 2020 and 2021 seasons its captain is Jordan Shannon. For the first time post war, the club did not employ a professional for the shortened 2020 season owing to the Coronavirus pandemic. The club has won the league on 12 occasions and the cup on 5. It has employed professionals including George Headley, Clive Lloyd and Dennis Lillee. Another notable professional was West Indian opening batsman Phil Simmons. Ian Austin went on to have a successful career with Lancashire and England. Played for Haslingden as both an amateur and professional having started his career at Haslingden as a junior. ()

Coordinates: 53°42'31"N, 2°19'2"W

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Rossendale United Kingdom

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The Halo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St John the Evangelist's Church, St Paul's Church, Rawtenstall Library, Rossendale Valley.

1.5 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Evangelist's Church, Rossendale
38 min walk • St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Crawshawbooth, near Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church formerly in the deanery of Rossendale, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the diocese of Manchester. Its benefice has been united with that of St Mary and All Saints, Goodshaw.
1.2 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Paul's Church, Rossendale
30 min walk • St Paul's Church is in Burnley Road, Constable Lee, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Rossendale, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the diocese of Manchester.
1.3 miSE
Library
Rawtenstall Library, Rossendale
33 min walk • Rawtenstall Library is a Carnegie Library located in the town of Rawtenstall, Lancashire. Plans for a new library in Rawtenstall were drawn up in 1903 following the promise of a donation of £6,000 from the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rossendale Valley, Rossendale
31 min walk • The Rossendale Valley is in the Rossendale area of Lancashire, England, between the West Pennine Moors and the main range of the Pennines. The area includes the steep-sided valleys of the River Irwell and its tributaries, which flow southwards into Greater Manchester.
1.3 miSE
53°41'59"N • 2°17'20"W
Mather Gallery Original Art & Framing, Rossendale
34 min walk • Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
0.4 miSW
Town
Haslingden
12 min walk • One of the town's most iconic landmarks is the Singing Ringing Tree, a unique musical sculpture overlooking the valley. Designed to harness the power of the wind, the sculpture produces haunting, melodic sounds that resonate through the surrounding landscape, creating...