Woodsend

Woodsend is a Area in the county of Greater Manchester.

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There are great places to visit near Woodsend 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 Woodsend features a number of interesting 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 Woodsend best hills to visit near Woodsend.

Woodsend has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.

Woodsend's best nearby old mines can be found at 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 Woodsend if you like ancient sites.

There are a several good round cairns in the Woodsend area like 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 Woodsend if you like ruins.

Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area are great places to visit near Woodsend if you like historic sites.

Woodsend's best nearby lakes can be found at Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.

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

The area around Woodsend features a number of interesting rivers and streams including Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.

Woodsend 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.

Don't miss Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough's geological features if visiting the area around Woodsend.

Historic Buildings to visit near Woodsend include 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 Woodsend 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.

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

The area around Woodsend features a number of interesting country parks including Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash.

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 Woodsend if you like waterfalls.

Places near Woodsend feature a number of interesting events including 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 Woodsend if you like bluebell woods.

Woodsend is near some unmissable sssis like Nob End SSSI,

There are a several good parks in the Woodsend area like Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.

The area around Woodsend boasts some of the best shopping centres including Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.

The area around Woodsend boasts some of the best gardens including The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.

There are a several good canals in the Woodsend area 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.

Woodsend has some unmissable cities nearby like Salford, and Manchester.

Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green are great places to visit near Woodsend if you like museums.

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 Woodsend.

Places near Woodsend feature a number of interesting moated sites including Wigan Golf Club.

The area close to Woodsend boasts some of the best airports including Manchester Airport.

Woodsend History

There are some historic monuments around Woodsend:

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