Patricroft

Worth seeing in and around Patricroft

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
   Barton Swing Aqueduct

   The Barton Swing Aqueduct is a moveable navigable aqueduct in Barton upon Irwell, Greater Manchester, England. It carries the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal.

   600 m · navigable aqueduct · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Imperial War Museum North

   Imperial War Museum North is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. One of five branches of the Imperial War Museum, it explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society.

   3.6 km · military museum in Manchester, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Trafford Centre

   The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre and entertainment complex in Trafford Park, Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1998 and attracted 23.5 million visitors in 2025.

   1.3 km · shopping mall and entertainment complex in Dumplington, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   All Saints' Church, Urmston

   All Saints' Church is a Roman Catholic parish church situated between Dumplington and Barton upon Irwell, near Urmston, in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The church was constructed between 1867 and 1868 and was designed by E. W. Pugin in the Gothic Revival style for Sir Humphrey de Trafford.

   800 m · church in Trafford, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Barton Aqueduct

   The Barton Aqueduct, opened on 17 July 1761, carried the Bridgewater Canal over the River Irwell at Barton-upon-Irwell, in the historic county of Lancashire, England. Designed largely by James Brindley under the direction of John Gilbert, it was the first navigable aqueduct to be built in England, "one of the seven wonders of the canal age" according to industrial archaeologist Mike Nevell.

   600 m · aqueduct · Wikipedia
6. 06
   The Lowry

   Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England.

   3.8 km · arts centre and museum in Salford, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eccles

   St Mary the Virgin's Church is an active Anglican parish church in Eccles, Greater Manchester, England. The church is in the Eccles deanery, the archdeaconry of Salford and the diocese of Manchester.

   1.2 km · Grade I listed church in Eccles, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Victoria Park

   Victoria Park is a park in Swinton, Greater Manchester. Situated on Manchester Road, Swinton, it opened as a public park in 1897.

   3.6 km · park in Swinton, near Manchester · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Lancashire Mining Museum

   The Astley Green Colliery Museum is a heritage museum in Astley near Tyldesley in Greater Manchester, England, operated by the Red Rose Steam Society. The site was originally a working colliery that produced coal from 1912 until its closure in 1970 and is now protected as a Scheduled Monument.

   3.3 km · mining museum in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    RHS Garden Bridgewater

    RHS Garden Bridgewater is the Royal Horticultural Society's fifth public display garden. It is located in the village of Worsley in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.

    3.9 km · public garden in Greater Manchester, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Patricroft

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 15 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 37 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 63 km

Stations

Manchester City Airport & Heliport, 2.7 km · Eccles railway station, 1.2 km · Trafford Park railway station, 3.8 km · Chassen Road railway station, 3.9 km · Urmston railway station, 3.5 km

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  116 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · £13–17
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