Clifton Country Park, Manchester

Name: Clifton Country Park
Address: Manchester, United Kingdom

#129 among attractions in Manchester

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Clifton Country Park is a local nature reserve in the Irwell Valley at Clifton, Greater Manchester, North West England. Situated next to a double bend in the River Irwell, it is north east of the Manchester to Preston railway line and the A666, Manchester Road, Clifton where it is accessible via Clifton House Road opposite Clifton Cricket Club. Junction 16 of the M60 motorway is only about ¼ mile away to the south east. ()

Elevation: 171 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°31'58"N, 2°20'28"W

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Salford (Pendlebury)Manchester United Kingdom

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Clifton Country Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Irwell Sculpture Trail, Ringley Old Bridge, St Saviour's Church, Kearsley.

~1660 ftNW
Hiking, Hiking trail, Vernacular architecture
Irwell Sculpture Trail, Manchester
9 min walk • The Irwell Sculpture Trail, a unique hiking trail located in the city of Manchester, United Kingdom, offers an extraordinary blend of art, nature, and recreation. This outdoor gallery stretches over 33 miles from Salford Quays to Bacup, featuring over 70 works of art...
1.1 miNW
Bridge
Ringley Old Bridge, Manchester
27 min walk • Ringley Old Bridge is an ancient stone bridge in Kearsley near Bolton, England which crosses the River Irwell, linking Ringley with Stoneclough. It has two large semi-circular arches, and a third smaller arch, for the tow path. It is a Grade II* structure, listed on 19 August 1986.
1 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Saviour's Church, Manchester
26 min walk • St Saviour's Church is in Ringley, Kearsley, near Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bolton, the archdeaconry of Bolton and the diocese of Manchester.
1.2 miW
Town, Area
Kearsley, Manchester
32 min walk • Kearsley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,212. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies 8 miles northwest of Manchester, 5 miles southwest of Bury and 3+3⁄4 miles south of Bolton.
1 miNW
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in Greater Manchester, Manchester
26 min walk • There are 37 scheduled monuments in Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England.
1 miSE
Area
Pendlebury, Manchester
26 min walk • Pendlebury is an electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for Salford and Eccles. A profile of the ward conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 13,434.
1 miE
Bridge
Clifton Aqueduct, Manchester
27 min walk • Clifton Aqueduct, built in 1796, carried the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell in Clifton, near Manchester, England. It is preserved as a Grade II listed structure. The aqueduct is constructed of dressed stone with brick arches. Three segmental arches with keystones rest on triangular-ended cutwaters.
1 miSE
Canal
Fletcher's Canal, Manchester
25 min walk • Fletcher's Canal was a 1.5-mile long canal in Greater Manchester, which connected the Wet Earth Colliery to the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal at Clifton Aqueduct. The canal is now derelict and no longer used.
1.2 miE
Bridge
Clifton Viaduct, Manchester
30 min walk • Clifton Viaduct is a Grade II listed stone structure crossing the valley of the River Irwell in Clifton, Greater Manchester, and also the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. It is known locally as the "13 Arches". It is currently disused and closed to the public.
1 miSE
Town, Neighbourhood
Clifton, Manchester
27 min walk • Clifton is a suburb of Swinton in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. It lies along the edge of Irwell Valley in the north of the City of Salford.
0.9 miNW
Neighbourhood
Ringley, Bolton
24 min walk • Ringley is near Kearsley in Greater Manchester, England, on the east bank of the River Irwell. Its Anglican church is St Saviour's. Ringley is linked by road to Stoneclough by the A667 road which crosses the River Irwell on Ringley road bridge which is a short distance upstream from the 17th century Ringley Old Bridge.