Greengate is a Area in the county of Greater Manchester.

Retail in Greengate

There are great places to visit near Greengate 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.

Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough are some of Greengate best towns to visit near Greengate.

Don't miss Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge's hills if visiting the area around Greengate.

There are a number of hiking areas near Greengate including Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.

Old Mines to visit near Greengate include 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 Greengate area like Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.

Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill are some of Greengate best round cairns to visit near Greengate.

Greengate has some unmissable ruins nearby like 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).

The area around Greengate boasts some of the best historic sites including Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.

There are a number of lakes near Greengate including 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 Greengate.

The area around Greengate 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.

Greengate's best nearby woodlands can be found at Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood.

Don't miss Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough's geological features if visiting the area around Greengate.

Bradshaw Brook Viaduct, Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, and Sheephouse Farm are great places to visit near Greengate if you like historic buildings.

The area around Greengate boasts some of the best nature reserves including Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve.

There are a several good villages in the Greengate area like Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley.

There are a several good country parks in the Greengate area like Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash.

Greengate has some unmissable waterfalls nearby 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.

Greengate is near some unmissable events like 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 Greengate.

Greengate is near some unmissable sssis like Nob End SSSI,

Greengate has some unmissable parks nearby like Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.

Greengate has some unmissable shopping centres nearby like Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.

Don't miss The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater's gardens if visiting the area around Greengate.

The area around Greengate features a number of interesting canals 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.

The area around Greengate boasts some of the best cities including Salford, and Manchester.

Greengate's best nearby museums can be found at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green.

The area around Greengate features a number of interesting disused railway lines including The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.

Places near Greengate feature a number of interesting moated sites including Wigan Golf Club.

Greengate is near some unmissable airports like Manchester Airport,

Greengate History

There are some historic monuments around Greengate:

• Blackstone Edge Roman road
• Blackstone Edge Roman road
• Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm
• March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal
• Ellenroad Ring Mill
• Bowl barrow 190m NNE of Knarr Barn