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Recommended Towns & Villages near Lydgate

A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction N)

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

The Stocks.

Marsden (33 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SE)

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...

Rochdale Canal at Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction N)

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...

Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival Weekend

Sowerby Bridge (11 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction NE)

Surrounded by the dramatic scenery of the South Pennines, with the town's gentle scenery being enhanced by the River Calder and the River Ryburn on which the town stands...

Golcar

Golcar (2 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction E)

Sturdily built of stone, this small hill town is perched north of the River Colne and the now restored Huddersfield Narrow Canal...

Overlooking East Lancs railway from St.Catherines Close, Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction W)

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

Dean Clough Mills, Halifax

Halifax (83 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)

Halifax is an industrial city close to the famous Pennines and the route of the Pennine Way in what is known as Yorkshire's "Bronte" country...

St George's Square, Huddersfield, from the station car park.

Huddersfield (98 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction E)

Huddersfield is a lively and interesting town that offers a rich cultural experience...

This is St Stephens Church, which is in Audenshaw.

Audenshaw (2 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction S)

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...

Digley reservoir

Holmfirth (40 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction SE)

This is a place that will forever be associated with the gentle, romantic comedy "Last of the Summer Wine" which has graced our TV screens for more than a quarter of a century...

A picture of Edgworth

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction W)

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

ALL HALLOWS CHURCH, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD

Almondbury (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction E)

Almondbury is one of the oldest and prettiest of the villages dominating the edge of the Pennine moors...

Emily and Charlotte

Haworth (227 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction N)

Haworth is famous the world over for its connections with the Bronte sisters, the famous novelists...

Ho Ho Ho!

Manchester (227 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater Manchester (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction SW)

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

Town Hall, Accrington

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction NW)

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...

River Irwell, Salford

Salford (47 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

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...

Padiham, Lancashire

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction NW)

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.....

Reddish Vale Viaduct, Reddish near Stockport

Reddish (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction S)

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...

Rhyddings Park, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction NW)

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

The Dumb Steeple

Mirfield (8 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction E)

Mirfield is a residential town situated between Huddersfield and Dewsbury. It has a long history, and associations with Robin Hood, the Luddites, and the Bronte sisters. More.....

Recommended attractions near Lydgate

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

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction W)

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

Marsden Moor, Yorkshire

Marsden Moor Estate (2 Pictures)

(6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction SE)

Marsden Moor was gifted to the National Trust in 1955 by Captain Sir Joseph Benedict Everard Henry Radcliffe in lieu of death.....

Gibson Mill in Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, West Yorks.

Hardcastle Crags & Gibson Mill (6 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction N)

Beautiful wooded valley with 19th-century Gibson Mill at its heart, an exemplar of sustainable energy. This is the flagship.....

Eureka Science Museum  - Yorkshire - 1996

Eureka! Museum for Children (3 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction NE)

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A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction W)

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Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum (2 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NW)

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Heaton Hall

Heaton Hall (4 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SW)

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

Shibden Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire

Shibden Hall (36 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction NE)

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Manchester Velodrome

Manchester Velodrome (3 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction SW)

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

Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral (11 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction SW)

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)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Chethams Library

Chethams Library (2 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction SW)

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

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

Royal Exchange Theatre (1 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SW)

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

Manchester Cities Art Galleries

Manchester Art Gallery (1 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SW)

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

The Library Theatre, Manchester

Library Theatre Company (1 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction SW)

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Manchester Opera House

Opera House (1 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SW)

Concert Venue...

Robin Hoods Grave, Kirklees Priory, West Yorkshire

Robin Hood's Grave (4 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction E)

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Kirklees Priory Gatehouse, West Yorkshire

Kirklees Priory (2 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction E)

Home of the wicked Prioress who bled the unsuspecting Robin Hood to death. All that remains today is the Priory Gatehouse and.....

Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester

Museum of Science & Industry (8 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction SW)

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

Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NW)

Gawthorpe Hall, home of the Shuttleworth family for several centuries lies close to the traditional Lancastrian market town of.....


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