Sharples is a Area in the county of Greater Manchester.

Retail in Sharples

There are great places to visit near Sharples 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 Sharples 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 Sharples best hills to visit near Sharples.

The area around Sharples boasts some of the best hiking areas including Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.

Don't miss 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)'s old mines if visiting the area around Sharples.

Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp are some of Sharples best ancient sites to visit near Sharples.

Round Cairns to visit near Sharples include Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.

Don't miss 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)'s ruins if visiting the area around Sharples.

Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area are some of Sharples best historic sites to visit near Sharples.

Lakes to visit near Sharples include Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.

Historic Monuments to visit near Sharples include Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.

Sharples 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.

There are a several good woodlands in the Sharples area like 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 several good geological features in the Sharples area like Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Sharples area like Bradshaw Brook Viaduct, Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, and Sheephouse Farm.

There are a several good nature reserves in the Sharples area like Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve.

Sharples's best nearby villages can be found at Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley.

Sharples's best nearby country parks can be found at Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash.

Waterfalls to visit near Sharples include 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.

There are a several good events in the area around Sharples like Rivington Pike Easter.

Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park are great places to visit near Sharples if you like bluebell woods.

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

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 Sharples.

Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale are great places to visit near Sharples if you like shopping centres.

Gardens to visit near Sharples include The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.

Canals to visit near Sharples 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.

There are a several good cities in the Sharples area like 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 Sharples.

Disused Railway Lines to visit near Sharples include The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.

There are a several good moated sites in the area around Sharples like Wigan Golf Club.

Manchester Airport is one of Sharples's best, nearby airports to visit in Sharples.

Sharples History

There are some historic monuments around Sharples:

• Steam tramway reversing triangle
• Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House
• Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close
• Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn
• Round cairn on Winter Hill
• Ringley Old Bridge
• Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow
• Higher Mill, Helmshore
• Round cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm
• Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley