Photo of Stubbins Estate, a country estate near Ramsbottom, Lancashire, north west England.

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Stubbins Estate

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Stubbins Estate is a National Trust estate in Lancashire, open land that's free to roam. The Albion Guide lists three National Trust places in the county; this is one of them. Make a day of it: stop off at Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill, or wander through Ramsbottom.

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Photo of Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill, a folly near Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill

Folly near Ramsbottom

Tall Victorian monument to Sir Robert Peel crowning Holcombe Hill above Ramsbottom, with wide Pennine views.

2.9 km SE

Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.

Pennine Bridleway

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

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Photo of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, a 127-mile canal running from Leeds to Liverpool, England.

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

The longest single canal in Britain, crossing the Pennines by Bingley's Five Rise Locks and the moors above Burnley.

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Photo of Pigeon Tower, a folly near Rivington, Lancashire, north west England.

Pigeon Tower

Folly near Rivington

Slender three-storey folly tower on the Rivington Terraced Gardens ridge, a landmark of the West Pennine Moors.

13.1 km W

Photo of Rivington Terraced Gardens, a garden in Lancashire, north west England.

Rivington Terraced Gardens

Garden near Rivington

Lord Leverhulme's atmospheric hillside gardens on Winter Hill, terraces and follies half-reclaimed by woodland.

13.3 km W

Photo of Rivington Reservoirs, a reservoir in Lancashire, north west England.

Rivington Reservoirs

Reservoir near Rivington

String of reservoirs below the West Pennine Moors, ringed by walking, cycling and riding trails.

14.5 km W