Watergrove Reservoir, Rochdale
#11 among attractions in Rochdale
Facts and practical information
Watergrove Reservoir is a reservoir close to Wardle in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England. ()
Rochdale United Kingdom
Watergrove Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Spotland Stadium, Lee Quarry, Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale Pioneers Museum.
- 3 miSWSport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Football
Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
78 min walk • Spotland Stadium, known as the Crown Oil Arena for sponsorship reasons, in the Spotland area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, is home to Rochdale A.F.C. and Rochdale Hornets R.F.L.C. and has a capacity of 10,000.
- 3.5 miNWBike path, Cycling
Lee Quarry
91 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 miSCity hall, Architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale
77 min walk • Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is "widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country", and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
- 2.8 miSSpecialty museum, Museum, History museum
Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Rochdale
72 min walk • The Rochdale Pioneers Museum is housed in the building where the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society started trading on 21 December 1844. The museum is regarded as the birthplace of the modern co-operative movement. It is located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.
- 3 miSMemorial
Rochdale Cenotaph, Rochdale
76 min walk • Rochdale Cenotaph is a First World War memorial on the Esplanade in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in the north west of England.
- 2.2 miSWNature and wildlife, Park, Bridge
Healey Dell Viaduct, Rochdale
56 min walk • . Healey Dell Viaduct is situated in Healey Dell Nature Reserve in the Spodden Valley, on the outskirts or Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. It is 2½ miles from Whitworth, Lancashire. It was built in 1867 and carried the Rochdale to Bacup Railway Line, opening to passengers 1 November 1870.
- 2.6 miSWPark
Falinge Park, Rochdale
65 min walk • Falinge Park is a Grade II listed public park located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Opened to the public in 1906, it lies in the historic grounds of the 18th century Falinge Hall.
- 0.8 miNWNature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brown Wardle Hill
22 min walk • Brown Wardle is a hill between the village of Wardle, Greater Manchester and the town of Whitworth, Lancashire, England. The summit is on the border of Greater Manchester and Lancashire and stands 400 m above sea level, making it one of the highest points in Rochdale and Greater Manchester.
- 1.6 miSGothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Baptist's Church, Rochdale
42 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church is in Halifax Road, Smallbridge, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church in the benefice of Wardle and Smallbridge, the deanery of Rochdale, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester.
- 2.5 miSENature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hollingworth Lake, Rochdale
65 min walk • Hollingworth Lake is a 130-acre reservoir at Smithy Bridge in Littleborough, Greater Manchester, England. It was originally built as the main water source for the Rochdale Canal, but developed as a tourist resort from the 1860s.
- 4.1 miENature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blackstone Edge
104 min walk • Blackstone Edge is a gritstone escarpment at 1,549 feet above sea level in the Pennine hills surrounded by moorland on the boundary between Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire in England.