Abbey Hey
Abbey Hey is a Town in the county of Greater Manchester.
Abbey Hey postcode: M18 8SH
There are great places to visit near Abbey Hey 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.
Abbey Hey has some unmissable towns nearby like Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.
Abbey Hey's best nearby hills can be found at Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
Hiking Areas to visit near Abbey Hey include Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.
The area around Abbey Hey boasts some of the best old mines including 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).
There are a several good ancient sites in the Abbey Hey area like Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.
The area around Abbey Hey boasts some of the best round cairns including Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
There are a number of ruins near Abbey Hey including 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).
Historic Sites to visit near Abbey Hey include Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.
The area around Abbey Hey boasts some of the best lakes including Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.
Abbey Hey's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.
The area around Abbey Hey 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 some of Abbey Hey best woodlands to visit near Abbey Hey.
Geological Features to visit near Abbey Hey include Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.
The area around Abbey Hey boasts some of the best historic buildings including Bradshaw Brook Viaduct, Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, and Sheephouse Farm.
Abbey Hey's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve.
The area around Abbey Hey boasts some of the best villages including Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley.
Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash are great places to visit near Abbey Hey if you like country parks.
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 are great places to visit near Abbey Hey if you like waterfalls.
Places near Abbey Hey feature a number of interesting events including Rivington Pike Easter.
Don't miss Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Abbey Hey.
There are a number of sssis near to Abbey Hey including Nob End SSSI.
Don't miss Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park's parks if visiting the area around Abbey Hey.
The area around Abbey Hey features a number of interesting shopping centres including Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.
Abbey Hey's best nearby gardens can be found at The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.
There are a number of canals near Abbey Hey including 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.
Abbey Hey has some unmissable cities nearby like Salford, and Manchester.
Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green are some of Abbey Hey best museums to visit near Abbey Hey.
Abbey Hey's best nearby disused railway lines can be found at The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.
The area around Abbey Hey's best moated sites can be found at Wigan Golf Club.
Places near Abbey Hey feature a number of interesting airports including Manchester Airport.
Abbey Hey History
There are some historic monuments around Abbey Hey:
