Oldham is a Town in the county of Greater Manchester.

Oldham postcode: OL1 1

Retail in Oldham

There are great places to visit near Oldham including some great towns, hills, hiking areas, old mines, ancient sites, round cairns, ruins, historic sites, lakes, historic monuments, rivers and streams, woodlands, geological features, historic buildings, nature reserves, villages, country parks, waterfalls, events, bluebell woods, sssis, parks, shopping centres, gardens, canals, cities, museums, disused railway lines, moated sites and airports.

Oldham's best nearby towns can be found at Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.

Oldham has some unmissable hills nearby like Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.

The area around Oldham features a number of interesting hiking areas including Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.

There are a several good old mines in the Oldham area like Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Mines, Winter Hill Tunnel, Rivington Moor Colliery (ruin), Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Hole Bottom Mining Area, and Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin).

Ancient Sites to visit near Oldham include Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.

The area around Oldham boasts some of the best round cairns including Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.

Don't miss Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, Ouzel Hall (site of), Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), Prospect (ruin), Rivington Moor Bell Pits (ruin), and Burnt Edge Colliery (ruin)'s ruins if visiting the area around Oldham.

Don't miss Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area's historic sites if visiting the area around Oldham.

Oldham has some unmissable lakes nearby like Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.

Don't miss Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial's historic monuments if visiting the area around Oldham.

The area around Oldham boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.

Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood are great places to visit near Oldham if you like woodlands.

Geological Features to visit near Oldham include Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.

Historic Buildings to visit near Oldham include Bradshaw Brook Viaduct, Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, and Sheephouse Farm.

Nature Reserves to visit near Oldham include Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve.

Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley are great places to visit near Oldham if you like villages.

Oldham has some unmissable country parks nearby like Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash.

There are a several good waterfalls in the Oldham area like Roscow Clough Waterfall, Smithills Hall Park Waterfall, Langshaw Ford Weir, Raveden Clough Waterfall, Raveden Plantation Waterfall, Yarrow Reservoir Overflow Cascade, and Upper Rivington Reservoir Yarrow Outflow.

Rivington Pike Easter is a great place to visit close to Oldham if you like events.

Oldham has some unmissable bluebell woods nearby like Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.

Oldham is near some unmissable sssis like Nob End SSSI,

Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park are some of Oldham best parks to visit near Oldham.

The area around Oldham features a number of interesting shopping centres including Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.

The area around Oldham boasts some of the best gardens including The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.

Oldham has some unmissable canals nearby like Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal at Prestolee, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Haigh, Top Lock at Wigan, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Crooke, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Shevington, Rochdale Canal Western Section, and Bridgewater Canal.

Salford, and Manchester are great places to visit near Oldham if you like cities.

The area around Oldham features a number of interesting museums including Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green.

Oldham has some unmissable disused railway lines nearby like The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.

The area close to Oldham boasts some of the best moated sites including Wigan Golf Club.

Don't miss Manchester Airport's airports if visiting the area around Oldham.

Oldham History

There are some historic monuments around Oldham:

• March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal
• Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm
• Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge
• Ellenroad Ring Mill
• Clayton Hall moated site
• Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor
• Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south west of Lodge Farm
• Bowl barrow 190m NNE of Knarr Barn