Irwell Valley, Ramsbottom

Name: Irwell Valley
Address: Ramsbottom, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Ramsbottom

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Valley

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The Irwell Valley in North West England extends from the Forest of Rossendale through the cities of Salford and Manchester. The River Irwell runs through the valley, along with the River Croal. ()

Coordinates: 53°39'36"N, 2°18'36"W

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Ramsbottom United Kingdom

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Irwell Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Peel Monument, Lee Quarry, Clarence Park, Musbury Tor.

1.6 miSW
View point, Memorial
Peel Monument, Bury
42 min walk • The memorial tower to Sir Robert Peel, high above Ramsbottom was planned and erected at the same time as Bury was preparing its statue to the then recently deceased statesman who was born in Bury.
4.4 miNE
Bike path, Cycling
Lee Quarry
113 min walk • Nestled in the rugged landscape of the Rossendale Valley, Lee Quarry in the United Kingdom is an adrenaline-pumping destination for mountain biking enthusiasts. Once an active quarry, this site has been ingeniously repurposed into a network of challenging bike trails...
3.9 miS
Park
Clarence Park, Bury
99 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.
2.2 miNW
Mountain
Musbury Tor, Helmshore
57 min walk • Musbury Tor or Tor Hill is a flat-topped hill in south-east Lancashire, England. It overlooks the village of Helmshore and separates Alden Valley to its south and Musbury Valley to its north.
2.3 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Fashion museum
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Rossendale
60 min walk • Helmshore Mills are two mills built on the River Ogden in Helmshore, Lancashire. Higher Mill was built in 1796 for William Turner, and Whitaker's Mill was built in the 1820s by the Turner family. In their early life they alternated between working wool and cotton.
3 miN
Church
Longholme Methodist Church, Rossendale
77 min walk • Longholme Methodist Church is Methodist church in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. 53.70103°N 2.28619°W The current building is the third used for methodist worship in Rawtenstall. It cost £7,000 and was opened on 18 March 1842. It provided 1300 seats for worshippers. The building was designed by John Simpson of Leeds.
3.6 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Paul's Church, Rossendale
92 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.
3.4 miN
Memorial
The Halo, Rossendale
87 min walk • 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.
3.6 miS
Park
Burrs Country Park, Bury
91 min walk • Burrs Country Park covers a 36 hectare site on the banks of the River Irwell, 1.5 km north west of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.
3 miN
Town, Area
Rawtenstall, Rossendale
77 min walk • Rawtenstall is a town in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The town lies 15 miles/24 km north of Manchester, 22 miles/35 km east of Preston and 45 miles/70 km south east of the county town of Lancaster.
2.9 miN
Library
Rawtenstall Library, Rossendale
76 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.