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Photo of Wigan Pier, a landmark in Greater Manchester, north west England.

Wigan Pier© Gerald England / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Blackrod StationBlackrod

23 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

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

2.9 km NW · spans 5 counties

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

Rivington Terraced Gardens

Garden near Rivington

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

3.6 km NE

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

Rivington Reservoirs

Reservoir near Rivington

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

3.8 km N

Photo of Rivington, a village in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Rivington

Village

Scattered West Pennine village below Rivington Pike, with a green, two churches and Lord Leverhulme's terraced gardens above.

3.8 km N · Lancashire

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

Pigeon Tower

Folly near Rivington

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

3.9 km NE

Photo of Anglezarke Reservoir, a reservoir near Rivington, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Anglezarke Reservoir

Reservoir near Rivington

Picturesque reservoir edged by woods and moorland trails in the West Pennine Moors above Chorley.

5.8 km N

Photo of Wigan Pier, a landmark in Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Wigan Pier

Landmark near Wigan

The Leeds & Liverpool waterfront Orwell made shorthand for hard times, its old warehouses now the heart of a canalside quarter.

7.2 km SW

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Lever Park

Country park near Rivington

A country park in Lancashire.

2.2 km N

Haigh Country Park

Country park near Wigan

A country park in Greater Manchester.

3.1 km SW

Photo of Terraced Gardens Rivington Country Park, a country park in Lancashire, north west England.

Terraced Gardens Rivington Country Park

Country park near Rivington

A country park in Lancashire.

3.2 km NE

Photo of Worthington Lakes Country Park, a country park near Wigan, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Worthington Lakes Country Park

Country park near Wigan

A country park in Greater Manchester.

3.7 km W

Photo of Smithills Country Park, a country park near Rivington, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Smithills Country Park

Country park near Rivington

A country park in Greater Manchester.

3.8 km NE

Yarrow Valley Country Park

Country park near Rivington

A country park in Lancashire.

5.3 km NW

Photo: Winter Hill, a 457m hill near Rivington, Lancashire, north west England.

Winter Hill

Marilyn · County top near Rivington

A Marilyn — a hill with 150 m of drop on every side in Lancashire.

5.5 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (9) — 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.