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

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Places to explore near Flowery Field StationFlowery Field

32 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.

Pennine Bridleway

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

5.1 km NE · spans 6 counties

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

Peak District

National Park near Castleton

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

7.1 km E

Photo of Marple Locks, a landmark in Greater Manchester, north west England.

Marple Locks

Landmark near Marple

Flight of sixteen canal locks and a towering stone aqueduct where the Peak Forest Canal climbs out of the Goyt valley.

7.7 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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

Peak Forest Canal

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

0.7 km W · Greater Manchester, Derbyshire & Cheshire

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

Huddersfield Narrow Canal

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

2.2 km NE · Greater Manchester & West Yorkshire

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

Ashton Canal

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

2.4 km NW · Greater Manchester

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.

2.7 km SE

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.

4.3 km SW

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.

4.4 km NE

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

Etherow Country Park

Country park near Marple

A country park in Greater Manchester.

4.7 km SE

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.

5 km NW

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

Chadkirk Estate Country Park

Country park near Marple

A country park in Greater Manchester.

5.8 km S

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

Highfields Country ParkCountry park6.5 km W
MarpleVillage7.3 km S
Rochdale CanalCanal7.4 km NW
The Navigation InnPub7.6 km S
Macclesfield CanalCanal7.8 km S
Alexandra Park, OldhamHouse & garden8.2 km N
Mersey Vale Country ParkCountry park9 km SW
Mellor MoorCounty top9.7 km SE
Huddersfield Narrow CanalSSSIaccess unclear2.2 km NE
Hollinwood Branch CanalSSSI4.9 km NW
Compstall Nature ReserveSSSI5.1 km SE
Melandra CastleCastleaccess unclear6.2 km E
Ludworth IntakeSSSI6.7 km SE
Buckton CastleEarthworks of a former castle6.9 km NE
Dark PeakSSSI6.9 km NE
Robin Hood's Picking RodsCounty topaccess unclear7.8 km SE
Lowside BrickworksSSSIaccess unclear7.9 km N
Ringwork in Castlehill WoodEarthworks of a former castleaccess unclear8.1 km E
Hoarstone EdgeCounty top9.1 km NE
Matley Moor MeadowsSSSI9.8 km SE

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.