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Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.

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Places to explore near Ashton-under-Lyne StationAshton-under-Lyne

34 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

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

4.8 km E · spans 6 counties

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

Peak District

National Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

7.3 km NE

Photo of Saddleworth Museum, a visitor attraction near Uppermill, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Saddleworth Museum

Attraction near Uppermill

Canal-side Uppermill museum tracing the woollen trade and Roman past of the Saddleworth villages.

8.4 km NE

Photo of Dobcross, a village in Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Dobcross

Village

Handsome Saddleworth conservation village of weavers' cottages around a sloping cobbled square.

8.9 km NE · Greater Manchester

Photo of Dove Stone Reservoir, a reservoir near Uppermill in the Peak District, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Dove Stone Reservoir

Reservoir near Uppermill

Handsome reservoir ringed by gritstone edges and RSPB moorland where Saddleworth meets the Peak District.

9 km NE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of the Ashton Canal, a 7-mile canal running from Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne, north west England.

Ashton Canal

Canal

East Manchester's canal, lifting boats out of the city through eighteen locks toward the Pennine crossings.

0.6 km S · Greater Manchester

Photo of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, a 19-mile canal running from Huddersfield to Ashton-under-Lyne, England.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal

Canal

The highest and boldest Pennine crossing, tunnelling more than three miles under the moors at Standedge.

0.6 km S · Greater Manchester & West Yorkshire

Photo of the Peak Forest Canal, a 15-mile canal running from Dukinfield Junction to Bugsworth Basin, England.

Peak Forest Canal

Canal

Climbing out of Manchester's fringe to Whaley Bridge and Bugsworth Basin, once the transhipment point for Peak limestone.

1 km S · Greater Manchester, Derbyshire & Cheshire

Photo of Daisy Nook Country Park, a country park in Greater Manchester, north west England.

Daisy Nook Country Park

Country park near Manchester

A country park in Greater Manchester.

1.9 km NW

Photo of Stalybridge Country Park, a country park near Uppermill, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Stalybridge Country Park

Country park near Uppermill

A country park in Greater Manchester.

4 km E

Photo of the Rochdale Canal, a 32-mile canal running from Manchester to Sowerby Bridge, England.

Rochdale Canal

Canal

The first canal across the Pennines — 91 broad locks between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge, reopened whole in 2002.

4.7 km NW · Greater Manchester & West Yorkshire

Photo of Alexandra Park, Oldham, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Dobcross, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Alexandra Park, Oldham

House & garden near Dobcross

The first public park in Oldham, built in 1865 to employ idle cotton workers.

4.8 km N

Photo of Werneth Low Country Park, a country park near Marple, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Werneth Low Country Park

Country park near Marple

A country park in Greater Manchester.

6 km S

Photo of Reddish Vale Country Park, a country park near Marple, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Reddish Vale Country Park

Country park near Marple

A country park in Greater Manchester.

6.3 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (20) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.