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

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Places to explore near Stockport StationStockport

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

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.

6.7 km E

Photo of Styal Country Park, a country park near Alderley Edge, Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Styal Country Park

Country park near Alderley Edge

A mill estate whose valley garden drops to the River Bollin past restored glasshouses.

8.3 km SW

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

Peak District

National Park near Castleton

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

9.1 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

1.4 km W

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.

1.6 km NE

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.

3.4 km N

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

Peak Forest Canal

Canal

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

4.4 km E · Greater Manchester, Derbyshire & Cheshire

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.

4.4 km E

Photo of the Macclesfield Canal, a 26-mile canal running from Marple Junction to Hall Green, England.

Macclesfield Canal

Canal

A high-level canal along the Peak District's western edge, carried on Telford-school embankments past silk-town wharves.

6.8 km E · Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Staffordshire

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

Marple

Village

Canal town where the Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals meet at a great flight of locks and an aqueduct.

6.8 km E · Greater Manchester

Photo of The Navigation Inn, a pub near Marple, Greater Manchester, north west England.

The Navigation Inn

Pub near Marple

Canal-side pub at Marple by the Peak Forest locks, popular with boaters and towpath walkers.

6.9 km E

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.

7.3 km E

Everything else within 10 km (15) — 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.