Lees

Worth seeing in and around Lees

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
   Gallery Oldham

   Gallery Oldham is a free-to-view public museum and art gallery in the Cultural Quarter of central Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

   2.4 km · art gallery in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Hartshead Pike

   Hartshead Pike is a hill in Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, and its name is associated with the monument on its summit. It overlooks Ashton-under-Lyne, Mossley, Saddleworth, Lees and Oldham.

   2.3 km · mountain in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St James' Church, Oldham

   St James' Church is in Barry Street, Greenacres Moor, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Oldham East, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester.

   1.7 km · grade II listed church in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Parish Church of St Mary with St Peter, Oldham

   The Church of St Mary with St Peter, commonly known as Oldham Parish Church, is the Church of England parish church of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It forms part of the Diocese of Manchester, and is a grade II* listed building.

   2.6 km · church in Oldham, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham

   Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church or St Patrick's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1858 and was built in 1870.

   3 km · catholic church in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Madina Masjid & Islamic Centre

   Madina Masjid & Islamic Centre is a mosque in Oldham, United Kingdom. It was established in 1987, making it one of the oldest mosques in the area.

   3.5 km · mosque in Oldham, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Oldham War Memorial

   Oldham War Memorial is a war memorial in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, comprising a large bronze sculpture group on a granite plinth. It was built to commemorate the men of Oldham who were killed in the First World War.

   2.6 km · war memorial in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Town Hall

   The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in Yorkshire Street, Oldham, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

   2.6 km · town hall in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Alexandra Park

   Alexandra Park is a public park in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was created in response to the Lancashire Cotton Famine of 1861–1865 as an attempt to keep local textile workers employed.

   2.1 km · park in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Hathershaw Hall

    Hathershaw Hall is a 16th–17th-century Grade II* listed house in Hathershaw, an urban area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. The present structure is the single surviving range of a once considerably larger manor house.

    3.1 km · Grade II* listed building in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Lees

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 25 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 45 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 56 km

Stations

Mossley railway station, 3.3 km · Oldham Mumps tram stop, 2.1 km · Oldham Werneth railway station, 3.6 km · Greenfield railway station, 3.9 km · Derker tram stop, 2.3 km

• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Lees

  45 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · £5–6
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• Liverpool → Lees

  62 km · quickest by road, 1h 27m · £6–9
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Lees

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