Castlesteads, Bury

#26 among attractions in Bury

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Facts and practical information

Castlesteads is an Iron Age promontory fort, situated on the east bank of the River Irwell on a natural promontory in Bury, Greater Manchester. It is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Excavated pottery indicates the site was occupied between 200BC and 250AD. ()

Coordinates: 53°36'46"N, 2°18'25"W

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Bury United Kingdom

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Day trips

Castlesteads – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clarence Park, Bury Market, The Fusilier Museum, Bury Transport Museum.

1 miSE
Park
Clarence Park, Bury
25 min walk • Clarence Park is a Green Flag awarded public park located in Bury, Greater Manchester. It is the largest urban park in the borough, and was opened to the public in 1888.
1.6 miS
Shopping, Flea market, Farmer's market
Bury Market, Bury
41 min walk • Bury Market is an open-air market in the town of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It consists of a large market hall, with extensive stalls outside, selling fruit, flowers, clothing, hardware and groceries.
1.5 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
The Fusilier Museum, Bury
38 min walk • The Fusilier Museum is a museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Its collection includes the uniforms, medal and artefacts of the Lancashire Fusiliers.
1.3 miS
Museum, Specialty museum
Bury Transport Museum, Bury
33 min walk • Bury Transport Museum is a transport museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, situated in the former Castlecroft Goods Warehouse, a Grade II listed building from 1846, on Castlecroft Road, with the main entrance from Bolton Street, BL9 0EY.
1.6 miS
Museum, Art museum
Bury Town Hall, Bury
41 min walk • Bury Art Museum is a public museum and art gallery in the town of Bury, Greater Manchester, northern England, owned by Bury Council. Formerly known as Bury Museum and Art Gallery, it was renamed Bury Art Museum in 2011.
1.4 miS
Pub, Memorial
Peel Memorial, Bury
36 min walk • The Peel Memorial is a public statue by Edward Hodges Baily, a nineteenth-century British artist best known for his sculpture of Nelson on Nelson's Column. It is located in the centre of Bury, Greater Manchester.
1.4 miS
Church
Bury Parish Church, Bury
35 min walk • The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is located at the highest point in the town centre of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.
1.4 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Met, Bury
37 min walk • The Met is a performing arts venue in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It consists of two theatre spaces, as well as the Edwin Street recording studio. There is also a café bar that provides refreshments. The centre is operated by Bury Metropolitan Arts Association, a registered charity.
1.6 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Christ Church, Bury
41 min walk • Christ Church is a church in Walshaw, Greater Manchester, England, and is a Grade II* listed building. Designed in the Gothic Revival style by Lawrence Booth in 1888, the building was funded by Rev John Gorrell Haworth and Miss Nancy Haworth, and took four years to complete.
1.5 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Paul's Church, Bury
39 min walk • St Paul's Church is in Church Street, Bury, Greater Manchester, England. A former Anglican parish church, it is now redundant and, following fire damage, has been converted into residential use.
1.6 miS
Bridge
Daisyfield Viaduct, Bury
42 min walk • Daisyfield Viaduct is a stone structure crossing the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal and River Irwell in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It no longer carries trains, and is now used as a recreational feature for the general public.

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How to get to Castlesteads by public transport?

The nearest stations to Castlesteads:

Train

Burrs Country Park Halt (5 min walk)
Summerseat (28 min walk)