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Recommended Towns & Villages near Bury

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Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction N)

The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancs

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction NW)

This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower...

Bolton Town Hall seen through cherry blossom, Spring 2003.

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction W)

The clogs and black smoke image of Bolton has long since gone, in its place is a fine city with beautiful buildings and a diverse range of attractions sufficient to satisfy the most demanding tourist...

John Gilbert Pub, Worsley Brow

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction SW)

Just 20 minutes car journey away from the center of Manchester is the historic town of Worsley, which is best known for its scenic walks along the historic Bridgewater canal......

Salford, Manchester

Salford (47 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction S)

The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry...

Manchester Civil Court

Manchester (227 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater Manchester (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction S)

A thriving truly cosmopolitan city with a great mixture of new and old. The capital of the north..

This is St Stephens Church, which is in Audenshaw.

Audenshaw (2 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SE)

Audenshaw is a suburb of Greater Manchester. It is probably best known for its reservoirs and the busy waters of the Ashton canal, beside which visitors can see clusters of delightful canal-side properties...

Rhyddings Park, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NW)

This is a large, typical Lancashire village lying close to the urban sprawl of Blackburn and Accrington...

Town Hall

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction N)

Some of the town's loveliest architecture comes from the Victorian era, this can be seen in the elegant Victorian Market Hall with its clock and rich display of sculpture...

A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)

Todmorden lies on the historic border between Yorkshire and Lancashire in an area of the Calder Valley ringed by the hills of the Pennines...

A picture of Reddish

Reddish (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SE)

This is a densely populated area of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It is fortunate to be close to the edge of Cheshire, thus residents have the benefit of being within easy reach of some attractive countryside...

Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire

Altrincham (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Greater Manchester (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction S)

First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on...

Padiham, Lancashire

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction N)

Padiham is a thriving Lancashire town lying on the Calder River. It is most famous as the home of Gawthorpe Hall, a noted country estate built early in the 17th-century for the.....

Modern temple, Chorley

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction W)

The town's historic roots go back beyond the Bronze-Age, as evidenced by findings in the 20th century...

Wigan Parish Church

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction W)

Wigan is a sociable town with a long history, it received it's Royal charter in the middle of the 13th-century, but prior to that the Roman's had built a settlement here...

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction NW)

It was here that James I created "Sirloin" when he supposedly knighted his beef!..

St Bartholomew's Church.

Marsden (33 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction E)

Marsden offers visitors a wealth of heritage, particularly in association with the town's expansion which came about during the heady days of the Industrial Revolution...

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire seen from the road to Heptonstall

Hebden Bridge (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction NE)

This beautiful old town grew up close to the River Hebden at the point where a stone bridge was built as part of a pack-horse route in the 16th century...

Lymm Dam in the snow

Lymm (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cheshire (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction SW)

The picturesque village of Lymm is situated in the the county of Cheshire, England, and was mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086. It's name is of Celtic origins and means "Place.....

Bramall Hall

Bramhall (8 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction S)

Set in an area where Cotton was once king, midst the towns of Manchester and the quiet rolling acres of sprawling Cheshire countryside, lies the little town of Bramhall whose most famous feature is Bramall Hall...

Recommended attractions near Bury

A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)

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Heaton Hall

Heaton Hall (4 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction SE)

This divine house is a masterpiece of James Wyatt, one of the greatest architects to come out of the 18th century. It was built.....

One of several waterfalls at Healey Dell, Whitworth, near Rochdale, Lancs.

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction NE)

Healey Dell Nature Reserve on the Whitworth - Rochdale border, sits in a picturesque part of the Spodden Valley. Rich with flora.....

A section of the waterfall, taken in the grounds of Smithill's Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)

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A picture of Chethams Library

Chethams Library (2 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction S)

Chetham's Library was founded in 1653 and is the oldest public library in the English-speaking world...

Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral (11 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction S)

Manchester's fine 15th-century church of St.Mary was raised to cathedral status in 1848. It is a magnificent example of.....

The Urbis, Manchester - Dec. 2005

Urbis (7 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction S)

Urbis is Manchester’s Centre for Urban Culture and explores Urban culture in the cities of today and tomorrow through four.....

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

Royal Exchange Theatre (1 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction S)

Manchester's leading producing theatre company, based in the historic splendour of the Victorian cotton exchange building...

Manchester Opera House

Opera House (1 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction S)

Concert Venue...

Manchester Cities Art Galleries

Manchester Art Gallery (1 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction S)

Manchester Art Gallery houses one of the UK's finest art collections in spectacular surroundings. The Gallery has recently.....

Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester

Museum of Science & Industry (8 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction S)

Situated in the oldest passenger railway buildings in the world, the Museum tells the story of the history, science and industry.....

The Library Theatre, Manchester

Library Theatre Company (1 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction S)

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Manchester Velodrome

Manchester Velodrome (3 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.8 km, direction SE)

Manchester Velodrome Britains primary indoor Olympic cycle track and widely regarded as one of the world's finest and fastest.....

Imperial War Museum North. Salford

Imperial War Museum North (1 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction S)

Opened at The Quays in Trafford Park, Manchester in July 2002 and created to give northern audiences access to the national.....

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction NW)

An observation tower circa 1897Standing at 86ft high, apparently you can sometimes see the Welsh Hills from it on a very clear.....

A picture of Whitworth Art Gallery

Whitworth Art Gallery (1 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction S)

Internationally famous for its collections of art and design, the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, north west England, is.....

Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction NW)

The name of this spacious green park situated at Darwen in Lancashire epitomises the endeavour of the local borough engineer who.....

A picture of Platt Hall

Platt Hall (2 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction S)

This is a pleasant russet brick house built by Timothy Lightoler in the Mid 18th-century. The interior contains one of the most.....

Reddish Vale, viaduct on winter's evening.

Reddish Vale Country Park (6 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction SE)

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Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum (2 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction N)

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