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Recommended Towns & Villages near Whitworth

A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (4.9 miles, 7.9 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...

Overlooking East Lancs railway from St.Catherines Close, Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction W)

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

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Hebden Bridge (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 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...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancs

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (9.2 miles, 14.8 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...

Town Hall

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.4 miles, 16.8 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...

Marsden Parish Church, West Yorkshire

Marsden (33 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (10.8 miles, 17.4 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...

Sowerby bridge basin, West Yorkshire.

Sowerby Bridge (11 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction E)

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...

Oswaldtwistle Leeds/Liverpool Canal

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...

Padiham. Burnley Road.

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.4 miles, 18.4 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.....

Bolton Church

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SW)

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...

THE BIG WEEL MANCHESTER

Manchester (227 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater Manchester (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction S)

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

Salford Docks

Salford (47 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (13.0 miles, 20.9 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...

This is St Stephens Church, which is in Audenshaw.

Audenshaw (2 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (13.1 miles, 21.0 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...

Mill Fold, Golcar, West Yorkshire

Golcar (2 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (13.5 miles, 21.8 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...

Town of Halifax

Halifax (83 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction E)

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...

John Gilbert Pub, Worsley Brow

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (13.9 miles, 22.3 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......

Haworth, West Yorkshire

Haworth (227 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of Reddish

Reddish (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (15.1 miles, 24.3 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...

A picture of Huddersfield

Huddersfield (98 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (15.9 miles, 25.7 km, direction E)

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

A picture of Holmfirth

Holmfirth (40 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction E)

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...

Recommended attractions near Whitworth

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

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction SW)

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Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum (2 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction N)

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

Hardcastle Crags & Gibson Mill (6 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction NE)

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

Heaton Hall

Heaton Hall (4 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction S)

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

Marsden Moor, Yorkshire

Marsden Moor Estate (2 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction E)

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

Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NW)

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

Manchester Velodrome

Manchester Velodrome (3 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction S)

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

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction W)

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

Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral (11 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.9 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)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)

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)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)

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

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

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction W)

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Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

Royal Exchange Theatre (1 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction S)

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

Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction W)

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

Manchester Cities Art Galleries

Manchester Art Gallery (1 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction S)

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)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction S)

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Manchester Opera House

Opera House (1 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction S)

Concert Venue...

Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester

Museum of Science & Industry (8 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction S)

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

Eureka Science Museum  - Yorkshire - 1996

Eureka! Museum for Children (3 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction E)

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