Alexandra Park, Oldham

Name: Alexandra Park
Address: Oldham, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Oldham

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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Alexandra Park is a public park in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was created in response to the Lancashire Cotton Famine of 1861–1865 as an attempt to keep local textile workers employed. The park is located in the Glodwick area of Oldham. ()

Elevation: 587 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°32'2"N, 2°6'18"W

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Oldham (Alexandra)Oldham United Kingdom

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Alexandra Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oldham War Memorial, Gallery Oldham, Oldham Parish Church, Oldham Coliseum Theatre.

0.6 miNW
Memorial
Oldham War Memorial, Oldham
17 min walk • Oldham War Memorial is a war memorial in Oldham, England, comprising a large bronze sculpture group on a granite plinth. It was built to commemorate the men of Oldham who were killed in the First World War.
0.5 miN
Art gallery, Museum, Art museum
Gallery Oldham, Oldham
13 min walk • Gallery Oldham is a free-to-view public museum and art gallery in the Cultural Quarter of central Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.
0.7 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Oldham Parish Church, Oldham
17 min walk • The Church of St. Mary with St. Peter, mostly known as Oldham Parish Church, is the Church of England parish church for Oldham in Greater Manchester, England.
0.6 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Oldham
16 min walk • Oldham Coliseum Theatre is a theatre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Found on Fairbottom Street in the town centre, Oldham's Coliseum is a repertory theatre which celebrated its centenary in 1987.
0.7 miNW
Town, Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Patrick's, Oldham
18 min walk • Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church or St Patrick's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1858 and was built in 1870. It is situated on the corner of John Street and Union Street West, north of Oldham Sixth Form College in the centre of the town.
0.8 miNW
City hall
Oldham Civic Centre, Oldham
20 min walk • Oldham Civic Centre is a municipal building in West Street, Oldham, England.
0.9 miNE
Church
St James' Church, Oldham
24 min walk • St James' Church is in Barry Street, Greenacres Moor, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Oldham East, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester.
0.5 miW
Temple
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Oldham
12 min walk • Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, Oldham is a Swaminarayan Hindu temple in Oldham, England. It became the third Swaminarayan temple to open in the United Kingdom under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday on 22 October 1977.
0.9 miE
Church
Salem Moravian Church, Oldham
23 min walk • Salem Moravian Church was founded in Oldham, Lancashire, England in 1825 by John Lees. Br Lees, who lived in the Clarksfield area of Oldham, was associated with the Moravian Settlement at Fairfield in Droylsden.
1.3 miNW
Church
Westwood Moravian Church, Oldham
34 min walk • Westwood Moravian Church was founded in 1865 in the Westwood area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. By 1868 the church building was too small for its congregation, and a new structure was opened in 1869. This church was used for Moravian services until 2005 when the congregation sold it and moved to its new premises in Royton.
1.4 miSE
Museum
Park Bridge, Oldham
35 min walk • Park Bridge is an area of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated in the Medlock Valley, by Ashton-under-Lyne's border with Oldham.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Alexandra Park?

Nearby attractions include Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Oldham (12 min walk), Gallery Oldham, Oldham (13 min walk), Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Oldham (16 min walk), Oldham War Memorial, Oldham (17 min walk).

How to get to Alexandra Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Alexandra Park:

Tram

Oldham Central • Lines: EDid, Roch, Shaw (14 min walk)
Oldham Mumps • Lines: EDid, Roch, Shaw (16 min walk)

Bus

Oldham Mumps Interchange (17 min walk)
Oldham West Street Bus Station (19 min walk)