Photo of Barton Swing Aqueduct, a landmark near Worsley, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Barton Swing Aqueduct© Andrew / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Places to explore near Manchester Piccadilly StationManchester City Centre

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

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Photo of Barton Swing Aqueduct, a landmark near Worsley, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Barton Swing Aqueduct

Landmark near Worsley

The world's first swing aqueduct — a 235-foot iron trough that pivots aside, water and all, to let ships pass on the Manchester Ship Canal.

8 km W

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

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

0.2 km N · Greater Manchester

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

Rochdale Canal

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

0.2 km NW · Greater Manchester & West Yorkshire

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

Bridgewater Canal

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

1.8 km W · Greater Manchester & Cheshire

Photo of the Manchester Ship Canal, a 36-mile canal running from Eastham to Manchester, north west England.

Manchester Ship Canal

The Victorian seaway that made inland Manchester a port, taking ocean-going ships 36 miles up from the Mersey estuary.

2.2 km W · Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Merseyside

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

Highfields Country Park

Country park near Manchester

A country park in Greater Manchester.

5.2 km SE

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.

5.8 km NW

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.

6.8 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.

7.5 km E

Photo of Mersey Vale Country Park, a country park in Greater Manchester, north west England.

Mersey Vale Country Park

Country park near Manchester

A country park in Greater Manchester.

7.8 km S

Everything else within 10 km (9) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Peak Forest CanalCanal8.5 km E
Clifton Country ParkCountry park8.5 km NW
Huddersfield Narrow CanalCanal8.7 km E
Hanging BridgeCathedralaccess unclear1.2 km NW
Eastern wall of the Roman fortRoman archaeological siteaccess unclear1.5 km W
Hollinwood Branch CanalSSSI6.5 km E
OpenSwim Sauna, Sale Water ParkSauna6.9 km SW
Heaton ParkCounty topaccess unclear7.2 km N
Huddersfield Narrow CanalSSSIaccess unclear8.7 km E

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.