Healey Dell Viaduct, Rochdale

Name: Healey Dell Viaduct
Address: Rochdale, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Rochdale

Top attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park, Bridge

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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. It operated until 1949, and carried coal trains until into the 1960s. Today it carries the National Cycle Network, Regional Network Route 92 which joins National Route 66. ()

Elevation: 614 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°38'24"N, 2°10'56"W

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Rochdale United Kingdom

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Healey Dell Viaduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spotland Stadium, Lee Quarry, Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale Pioneers Museum.

1.3 miS
Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Football
Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
34 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.
3.3 miN
Bike path, Cycling
Lee Quarry
85 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...
1.9 miSE
City hall, Architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale
50 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.
1.8 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Rochdale
45 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.
2.4 miS
53°36'20"N • 2°11'34"W
Marland Golf Course, Rochdale
62 min walk • Golf
1.9 miSE
Memorial
Rochdale Cenotaph, Rochdale
48 min walk • Rochdale Cenotaph is a First World War memorial on the Esplanade in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in the north west of England.
1.3 miSE
Park
Falinge Park, Rochdale
34 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.
1.9 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Touchstones Rochdale, Rochdale
49 min walk • Touchstones Rochdale is an art gallery, museum, local studies centre, visitor information centre and café forming part of the Central Library, Museum and Art Gallery in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brown Wardle Hill
51 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.
2.1 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Baptist's Church, Rochdale
54 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.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Reservoir
Watergrove Reservoir, Rochdale
56 min walk • Watergrove Reservoir is a reservoir close to Wardle in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England.