Greenacres

Greenacres is an area of Oldham in the county of Greater Manchester.

There are great places to visit near Greenacres 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, nature reserves, villages, historic buildings, country parks, waterfalls, events, bluebell woods, sssis, parks, shopping centres, gardens, canals, cities, museums, disused railway lines, moated sites and airports.

There are a several good towns in the Greenacres area like Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.

Greenacres'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.

Greenacres's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.

The area around Greenacres features a number of interesting 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).

Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp are great places to visit near Greenacres if you like ancient sites.

The area around Greenacres 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 Greenacres if you like ruins.

There are a number of historic sites near Greenacres including 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 great places to visit near Greenacres if you like lakes.

Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial are great places to visit near Greenacres if you like historic monuments.

Greenacres's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.

Greenacres has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood.

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

Don't miss Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Aspull Sough, Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve, and Pennington Flash's nature reserves if visiting the area around Greenacres.

Greenacres has some unmissable villages nearby like Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish.

The area around Greenacres boasts some of the best historic buildings including Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate.

Country Parks to visit near Greenacres include Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, Pennington Flash, and Burrs Country Park.

The area around Greenacres 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 Greenacres if you like events.

There are a number of bluebell woods near Greenacres including Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.

Nob End SSSI is a great place to visit close to Greenacres if you like sssis.

Parks to visit near Greenacres include 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 Greenacres include Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.

The area around Greenacres features a number of interesting gardens including The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.

Canals to visit near Greenacres include 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.

Cities to visit near Greenacres include Salford, and Manchester.

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

The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline are some of Greenacres best disused railway lines to visit near Greenacres.

Wigan Golf Club is a great place to visit close to Greenacres if you like moated sites.

Airports to visit near Greenacres include Manchester Airport.

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