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

Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill© Anthony O'Neil / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Bolton StationBolton

28 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 Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill, a folly near Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill

Folly near Ramsbottom

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

9.6 km NE

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.

9.6 km NW

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.

9.7 km NW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Moses Gate Country Park, a country park near Bolton, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Moses Gate Country Park

Country park near Bolton

A country park in Greater Manchester.

1.8 km SE

Photo of Seven Acres Country Park, a country park near Bolton, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Seven Acres Country Park

Country park near Bolton

A country park in Greater Manchester.

1.9 km NE

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.

3.1 km NW

Photo of Blackleach Country Park, a country park near Worsley, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Blackleach Country Park

Country park near Worsley

A country park in Greater Manchester.

4.7 km SE

Photo of Jumbles Country Park, a country park near Turton, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Jumbles Country Park

Country park near Turton

A country park in Greater Manchester.

5.3 km N

Photo of Clifton Country Park, a country park near Worsley, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Clifton Country Park

Country park near Worsley

A country park in Greater Manchester.

6.4 km SE

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

Worsley

Village

Canal village on the Bridgewater with a distinctive black-and-white green and ochre-tinted water, now home to RHS Bridgewater.

7.7 km S · Greater Manchester

Photo of Prestwich Country Park, a country park near Worsley, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Prestwich Country Park

Country park near Worsley

A country park in Greater Manchester.

8.3 km SE

Photo of the Bridgewater Canal, a 39-mile canal running from Runcorn to Leigh, north west England.

Bridgewater Canal

Canal

The Duke's canal of 1761 that began the Canal Age, crossing the Mersey flats between Manchester, Runcorn and Leigh.

8.4 km S · Greater Manchester & Cheshire

Everything else within 10 km (16) — 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.