Higginshaw
Higginshaw is an area of Oldham in the county of Greater Manchester.
There are great places to visit near Higginshaw 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.
The area around Higginshaw boasts some of the best towns 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 some of Higginshaw best hills to visit near Higginshaw.
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 Higginshaw if you like hiking areas.
The area around Higginshaw 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 number of ancient sites near Higginshaw including Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.
There are a several good round cairns in the Higginshaw area like Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
Higginshaw 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 Higginshaw boasts some of the best historic sites 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 Higginshaw if you like lakes.
The area around Higginshaw features a number of interesting historic monuments including Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.
There are a number of rivers and streams near Higginshaw 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 great places to visit near Higginshaw if you like woodlands.
There are a number of geological features near Higginshaw including Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.
There are a number of historic buildings near Higginshaw including Bradshaw Brook Viaduct, Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, and Sheephouse Farm.
The area around Higginshaw 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 number of villages near Higginshaw including Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley.
Country Parks to visit near Higginshaw include Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash.
There are a number of waterfalls near Higginshaw 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.
Events to visit near Higginshaw include Rivington Pike Easter.
Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park are some of Higginshaw best bluebell woods to visit near Higginshaw.
The area around Higginshaw's best sssis can be found at 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 Higginshaw.
Higginshaw's best nearby shopping centres can be found at 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 Higginshaw 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 some of Higginshaw best canals to visit near Higginshaw.
The area around Higginshaw features a number of interesting cities including Salford, and Manchester.
Higginshaw has some unmissable museums nearby like Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green.
Higginshaw 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.
Higginshaw is near some unmissable moated sites like Wigan Golf Club,
Manchester Airport is one of Higginshaw's best, nearby airports to visit in Higginshaw.

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Lakes near Oldham
Canals near Oldham
Rivers near Oldham
Shopping in Oldham
Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre Market Place, Primrose Bank
Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre mall
Elk Mill Shopping Park Holden Fold, Chadderton
Elk Mill Shopping Park retail park
Westwood Park Busk, Chadderton
Westwood Park retail park
Junction Trade Park Butler Green, Chadderton
Junction Trade Park retail park
Alexandra Retail Park Primrose Bank, Chadderton
Alexandra Retail Park retail park
Bongobazar Supermarket Shopping Precinct, Busk
Bongobazar Supermarket supermarket
Tesco Extra Ashton Road West, Holt Lane End
Tesco Extra supermarket
Aldi Oldham Road, Holt Lane End
Aldi supermarket
The Food Warehouse Alexandra Centre Retail Park, Alexandra Retail Park
The Food Warehouse supermarket
Cooperative Robert Street, Hollinwood
Cooperative supermarket
Asda 1, Milne Street
Asda supermarket
Morrisons Tweedale Way, White Gate
Morrisons supermarket
Asda Greenfield Lane, Shaw Side
Asda supermarket
ALDI Ellen Street, Busk
ALDI supermarket
Morrisons Poplar Street, Failsworth
Morrisons supermarket
ALDI Greenfield Lane, Shaw Side
ALDI supermarket
Tesco Featherstall Road North, Busk
Tesco supermarket
Asda Hollins Road, Hollinwood
Asda supermarket
Lidl Croft Head, Cowlishaw
Lidl supermarket
Heron Foods 12-16, High Street
Heron Foods supermarket
Lidl Jardine Way, Nimble Nook
Lidl supermarket
Moorside Co-op Ripponden Road, Shaw Side
Moorside Co-op supermarket
Sainsbury's 60, Union Street
Sainsbury's supermarket