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Recommended Towns & Villages near Moses Gate

Bolton Town Hall seen through cherry blossom, Spring 2003.

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction NW)

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 (3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction S)

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......

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction N)

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

The Police Station, Salford Crescent, Salford, Lancashire

Salford (47 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction SE)

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...

Station

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction NE)

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

Beautiful evening sky!

Manchester (227 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater Manchester (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE)

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

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (9.7 miles, 15.6 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...

Chorley, Lancashire, from Hurst Hill with Anglezark resevoir in foreground

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction NW)

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

House Front, Dunham Massey, Cheshire.

Altrincham (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Greater Manchester (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction S)

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

Lymm Church.

Lymm (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cheshire (12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction S)

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.....

Reddish Vale Viaduct, Reddish near Stockport

Reddish (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (12.8 miles, 20.6 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...

Union Road, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction N)

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

This is St Stephens Church, which is in Audenshaw.

Audenshaw (2 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (12.8 miles, 20.6 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...

Town Hall

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.6 miles, 21.9 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...

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Warrington

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SW)

This town can claim to have something made for Queen Victoria, which was famously rejected by her - this is the pair of Golden Gates made in 1850 for Sandringham House...

St Thomas's Church, St Helens (May 2006)

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction SW)

Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style...

A picture of Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate

Styal (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction SE)

The village of Styal stands on the River Bollin close to the town of Wilmslow. It is renowned for Quarry Bank Mill and the surrounding Styal Estate with houses once occupied by the mill workers...

All Saints Church in the middle of Rainford, Merseyside

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction W)

Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan...

Bramhall Park

Bramhall (8 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction SE)

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 Moses Gate

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

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction NW)

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A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction NE)

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Heaton Hall

Heaton Hall (4 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction E)

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

Imperial War Museum North. Salford

Imperial War Museum North (1 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Chethams Library

Chethams Library (2 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction SE)

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

The Urbis, Manchester - Dec. 2005

Urbis (7 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction SE)

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

Manchester Opera House

Opera House (1 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction SE)

Concert Venue...

Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester

Museum of Science & Industry (8 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE)

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

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

Royal Exchange Theatre (1 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE)

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

Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral (11 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE)

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

The Library Theatre, Manchester

Library Theatre Company (1 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SE)

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Manchester Cities Art Galleries

Manchester Art Gallery (1 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SE)

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

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction N)

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

Manchester Velodrome

Manchester Velodrome (3 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SE)

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

Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Whitworth Art Gallery

Whitworth Art Gallery (1 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SE)

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

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

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 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 picture of Platt Hall

Platt Hall (2 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction SE)

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

Wythenshawe Hall in Wythenshawe Park, Greater Manchester

Wythenshawe Hall & Park (3 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SE)

Wythenshawe Park is one of Manchester Leisure's regional parks. The park is set in 109.27 hectares (270 acres) of green area and.....

Housekeepers Room, Dunham Massey.

Dunham Massey (36 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction S)

This handsome 18th century red brick house was built around an Elizabethan moated manor house, built by the first George Booth. .....


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