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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 Swinton (Manchester) StationSwinton

22 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 Barton Swing Aqueduct, a landmark near Worsley, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

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.

4.6 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

1.5 km N

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.

1.6 km NE

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.

2.8 km SW · Greater Manchester & Cheshire

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.

3.2 km W · Greater Manchester

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

Manchester Ship Canal

Canal

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

3.9 km S · Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Merseyside

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.

3.9 km NW

Photo of RHS Garden Bridgewater, a garden near Worsley, Greater Manchester, north west England.

RHS Garden Bridgewater

Garden near Worsley

The RHS's vast new garden in the old Worsley New Hall estate, with a huge walled garden and Chinese streamside.

4.2 km SW

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.

5.1 km NW

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

Rochdale Canal

Canal

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

7 km SE · Greater Manchester & West Yorkshire

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.