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Photo of Smithills Country Park, a country park near Rivington, Greater Manchester, north west England.

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Smithills Country Park

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Smithills Country Park is a country park in Greater Manchester of 7.9 km². The Albion Guide charts 21 country parks in the county; this is one of them. None of the country parks the Albion Guide charts in the county is larger.

Hall i' th' Wood Station is about 2.5 km away to the east. Terraced Gardens Rivington Country Park and Lever Park are among the country parks within 1.4 km.

More places to visit near Smithills Country Park

Photo of Pigeon Tower, a folly near Rivington, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Pigeon Tower

Folly near Rivington

Slender three-storey folly tower on the Rivington Terraced Gardens ridge, a landmark of the West Pennine Moors.

1.5 km W

Photo of Rivington Terraced Gardens, a garden in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Rivington Terraced Gardens

Garden near Rivington

Lord Leverhulme's atmospheric hillside gardens on Winter Hill, terraces and follies half-reclaimed by woodland.

1.5 km W

Photo of Rivington Reservoirs, a reservoir in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Rivington Reservoirs

Reservoir near Rivington

String of reservoirs below the West Pennine Moors, ringed by walking, cycling and riding trails.

3.1 km W

Photo of Anglezarke Reservoir, a reservoir near Rivington, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Anglezarke Reservoir

Reservoir near Rivington

Picturesque reservoir edged by woods and moorland trails in the West Pennine Moors above Chorley.

4.7 km NW

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.

5.3 km W · spans 5 counties

Photo of Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill, a folly near Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill

Folly near Ramsbottom

Tall Victorian monument to Sir Robert Peel crowning Holcombe Hill above Ramsbottom, with wide Pennine views.

8.6 km E