Dobcross

Worth seeing in and around Dobcross

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Huddersfield Narrow Canal

   The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is an inland waterway in northern England. It runs just under 20 miles from Lock 1E at the rear of the University of Huddersfield campus, near Aspley Basin in Huddersfield, to the junction with the Ashton Canal at Whitelands Basin in Ashton-under-Lyne.

   2.2 km · canal in northern England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Castleshaw Roman fort

   Castleshaw Roman fort was a castellum in the Roman province of Britannia. Although there is no evidence to substantiate the claim, it has been suggested that Castleshaw Roman fort is the site of Rigodunum, a Brigantian settlement.

   3 km · Roman fort in Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Dovestone Reservoir

   Dove Stone Reservoir lies at the convergence of the valleys of the Greenfield and Chew Brooks above the village of Greenfield, on Saddleworth Moor in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the reservoir is on the western edge of the Peak District National Park.

   4 km · reservoir in Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Uppermill Civic Hall

   Uppermill Civic Hall, also known as Saddleworth Civic Hall, is a municipal building in Lee Street, Uppermill, a village in Greater Manchester in England. The building currently serves as the offices and meeting place of Saddleworth Parish Council.

   1.2 km · municipal building in England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Greenfield Reservoir

   Greenfield Reservoir is a reservoir in the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, in the English Peak District. Lying within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, above the village of Greenfield, it is on the edge of the Peak District National Park, near the A635 road on Saddleworth Moor.

   4 km · reservoir in Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Yeoman Hey Reservoir

   Yeoman Hey Reservoir is a reservoir in the English Peak District. On its margin is a commemorative stone laid by the King of Tonga in 1981.

   3.5 km · reservoir in Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Thomas' Church, Friarmere

   St Thomas' Church, Friarmere, also known as Heights Chapel, is a redundant Anglican church standing on a hillside overlooking the village of Delph, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

   2.5 km · church in Delph, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of St Chad

   The Church of St Chad is an Anglican parish church on Church Lane in Uppermill, a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth, within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The church occupies an elevated site overlooking the village and is a Grade II* listed building.

   1.6 km · church in Uppermill, Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   The Swan Inn

   The Swan Inn is a Grade II listed public house on The Square in Dobcross, a village in Saddleworth within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Built in 1765, as indicated by a datestone, the building's upstairs room was used as a magistrates' court in the 18th century.

   100 m · Grade II listed public house in Dobcross, Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL3 · Wikipedia
10. 10
    White Lion Public House

    The White Lion is a Grade II listed public house on Delph Lane in Delph, a village in Saddleworth within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Built in the mid to late 18th century, it originated as three separate houses and was in use as an inn by the late 19th century.

    1.5 km · Grade II listed public house in Delph, Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Dobcross

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 29 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 41 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 61 km

Stations

Greenfield railway station, 2 km · Delph railway station, 900 m · Diggle railway station, 2.1 km · Moorgate (Oldham) railway station, 1.2 km · Dobcross railway station, 600 m

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  41 km · quickest by road, 1h 2m · £4.5–6
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• Liverpool → Dobcross

  66 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · £7–9
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Dobcross

  88 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · £11–15
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