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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 Garswood StationGarswood

18 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.

6.2 km N · spans 5 counties

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.

6.3 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Sankey Valley Park

Country park near Warrington

A country park in Merseyside.

3.1 km S

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

Pennington Flash Country Park

Country park near Wigan

A country park in Greater Manchester.

7.3 km E

Beacon Park

Country park near Wigan

A country park in Lancashire.

7.6 km NW

Haigh Country Park

Country park near Wigan

A country park in Greater Manchester.

8 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (12) — 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.