Higher Folds

Higher Folds is a village in the county of Greater Manchester.

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There are great places to visit near Higher Folds 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.

Don't miss Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough's towns if visiting the area around Higher Folds.

There are a number of hills near Higher Folds including Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.

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 Higher Folds if you like hiking areas.

There are a several good old mines in the Higher Folds 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).

The area around Higher Folds features a number of interesting ancient sites including Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.

The area around Higher Folds features a number of interesting 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 Higher Folds if you like ruins.

Historic Sites to visit near Higher Folds include Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.

Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir are some of Higher Folds best lakes to visit near Higher Folds.

Higher Folds's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.

Don't miss Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Higher Folds.

Woodlands to visit near Higher Folds include Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood.

There are a number of geological features near Higher Folds including Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.

Higher Folds'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.

Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve are some of Higher Folds best nature reserves to visit near Higher Folds.

Higher Folds has some unmissable villages nearby like 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 some of Higher Folds best country parks to visit near Higher Folds.

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 Higher Folds if you like waterfalls.

Places near Higher Folds feature a number of interesting events including Rivington Pike Easter.

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

SSSIs to visit near Higher Folds include 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 Higher Folds best parks to visit near Higher Folds.

Don't miss Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale's shopping centres if visiting the area around Higher Folds.

The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater are some of Higher Folds best gardens to visit near Higher Folds.

Higher Folds 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.

The area around Higher Folds features a number of interesting cities including Salford, and Manchester.

Don't miss Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green's museums if visiting the area around Higher Folds.

Don't miss The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline's disused railway lines if visiting the area around Higher Folds.

Don't miss Wigan Golf Club's moated sites if visiting the area around Higher Folds.

Higher Folds is near some unmissable airports like Manchester Airport,

Higher Folds History

There are some historic monuments around Higher Folds:

Places to see near Higher Folds

Lakes near Higher Folds

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