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Recommended Towns & Villages near Lowton

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction NW)

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...

Warrington Centre

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction S)

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...

Taylor Park snow

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction W)

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

Wild Bank.

Lymm (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cheshire (7.2 miles, 11.7 km, direction SE)

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.....

John Gilbert Pub, Worsley Brow

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction E)

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......

Hall-ith-Wood, Bolton

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NE)

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...

All Saints Church, Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction W)

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

Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire

Altrincham (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Greater Manchester (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction SE)

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

Saint Pauls Church, Widnes Town Centre. - Widnes. Cheshire

Widnes (37 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction SW)

There is much that is Victorian about Widnes, this can be seen in the splendid public library building and the park named after a great Queen and Empress...

The Police Station, Salford Crescent, Salford, Lancashire

Salford (47 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction E)

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...

Drybones Weir, Yarrow Valley Country Park

Chorley (34 Pictures)

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

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

Albert Square, Manchester

Manchester (227 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater Manchester (13.1 miles, 21.2 km, direction E)

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

St Lawrence Church, Frodsham

Frodsham (11 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SW)

In the medieval times Frodsham was an important port and borough belonging to the earls of Chester...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction NE)

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

Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire

Knutsford (29 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction SE)

Its name derives from Canute, the great Danish King who is said to have journeyed this way when he quite possibly forded the local stream...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction NW)

Noted for its picturesque late-medieval manor house Rufford Old Hall, the village of Rufford occupies a fine setting on the fertile Lancashire Plains...

Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction W)

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A picture of Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate

Styal (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 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...

Station

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE)

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

Summit of Helsby hill looking over River Mersey towards Liverpool.

Helsby (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction SW)

Helsby is famous for Helsby Hill which rises to a height of 462ft, and has traces of an Iron-Age camp...

Recommended attractions near Lowton

A picture of Friends Meeting House

Friends Meeting House (2 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction W)

George Shaw of Bickerstaffe first established this handsome stone-built house of 1679 as a place of Quaker worship, since then.....

Walton Hall, Cheshire

Walton Hall & Gardens (8 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction S)

Walton Hall Gardens was originally part of a much larger country estate purchased in 1812 by the Greenall family, famous for.....

Housekeepers Room, Dunham Massey.

Dunham Massey (36 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction SE)

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

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

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction NE)

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Statue at Norton Priory, Cheshire

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens (6 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction SW)

Runcorn is almost entirely encircled by two canals, the Bridgewater Canal built during the middle of the 18th century and the.....

Remains of Halton Castle

Halton Castle (3 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction SW)

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Arley Hall driveway, Northwich, Cheshire.

Arley Hall (33 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction S)

Arley Hall featured recently in the BBC's religious programme Songs of Praise. It's illustrious owner, Lord Ashbrook was seen.....

Imperial War Museum North. Salford

Imperial War Museum North (1 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction E)

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

Knowsley Hall, Knowsley, the oldest surviving wing built in 1435.

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction W)

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Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire

Tatton Park (34 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction SE)

A day at Tatton Park has much to offer, its two historic houses, the Mansion and Tudor Old Hall, are set in 1000 acres of.....

Wythenshawe Hall in Wythenshawe Park, Greater Manchester

Wythenshawe Hall & Park (3 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 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.....

Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester

Museum of Science & Industry (8 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction E)

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

Manchester Opera House

Opera House (1 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction E)

Concert Venue...

Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction NW)

Join Merlin, King Arthur and his brave knights of the Round Table at the Kingdom of Camelot and explore five magical lands filled.....

View of canal from Big Wood footbridge. Marbury Country Park, Cheshire

Marbury Country Park (8 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction S)

Once part of a large country estate, Marbury Parks history dates back to AD 1200. Guided walks are on offer all year round, with.....

The Library Theatre, Manchester

Library Theatre Company (1 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction E)

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Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

Royal Exchange Theatre (1 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction E)

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

A picture of Chethams Library

Chethams Library (2 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction E)

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)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction E)

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

Manchester Cities Art Galleries

Manchester Art Gallery (1 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction E)

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


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