Hawkshaw
Hawkshaw is a Village in the county of Greater Manchester.
Hawkshaw postcode: BL8 4JZ
There are great places to visit near Hawkshaw 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.
There are a number of towns near Hawkshaw including Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.
Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge are great places to visit near Hawkshaw if you like hills.
Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge are great places to visit near Hawkshaw if you like hiking areas.
The area around Hawkshaw 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 Hawkshaw 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 Hawkshaw boasts some of the best round cairns including Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
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) are great places to visit near Hawkshaw if you like ruins.
The area around Hawkshaw boasts some of the best historic sites including Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.
There are a several good lakes in the Hawkshaw area like Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Hawkshaw area like Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.
Hawkshaw has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.
Don't miss Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood's woodlands if visiting the area around Hawkshaw.
Hawkshaw's best nearby geological features can be found at Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.
Hawkshaw's best nearby historic buildings can be found at 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 Hawkshaw include Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve.
Don't miss Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley's villages if visiting the area around Hawkshaw.
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 Hawkshaw if you like country parks.
The area around Hawkshaw boasts some of the best waterfalls including 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 Hawkshaw if you like events.
Hawkshaw's best nearby bluebell woods can be found at Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.
There are a number of sssis near to Hawkshaw including Nob End SSSI.
There are a number of parks near Hawkshaw including Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.
Shopping Centres to visit near Hawkshaw include Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.
The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater are great places to visit near Hawkshaw if you like gardens.
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 are great places to visit near Hawkshaw if you like canals.
There are a several good cities in the Hawkshaw area like Salford, and Manchester.
There are a number of museums near Hawkshaw including Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green.
Hawkshaw 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.
Wigan Golf Club is a great place to visit close to Hawkshaw if you like moated sites.
Manchester Airport is a great place to visit close to Hawkshaw if you like airports.
Hawkshaw History
There are some historic monuments around Hawkshaw:
