Whitefield

Worth seeing in and around Whitefield

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
   Gigg Lane

   Gigg Lane is a football ground in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, built for Bury F.C. in 1885. The first match was played on 12 September 1885 between Bury and a team from Wigan.

   3.4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Heaton Park

   Heaton Park is a public park in Higher Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, covering an area of over 600 acres. The park includes the grounds of a Grade I listed, neoclassical 18th century country house, Heaton Hall.

   3.4 km · municipal park in Manchester, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Radcliffe Tower

   Radcliffe Tower is the only surviving part of a manor house in Radcliffe, a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade I listed building.

   1.7 km · Grade I listed fortified house in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   All Saints' Church, Whitefield

   All Saints' Church or Stand Church is an active Anglican parish church in Stand, Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England. It is in the deanery of Radcliffe and Prestwich, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the diocese of Manchester.

   100 m · church in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich

   The Church of St Mary the Virgin is on Church Lane, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Radcliffe and Prestwich, the archdeaconry of Bolton and the diocese of Manchester.

   2.5 km · Grade I listed church in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Parish Church of St Mary, Radcliffe

   The Parish Church of St Mary, Radcliffe is a church in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. It was built during the 14th century, but the tower was not added until the 15th century.

   1.7 km · Grade I listed church in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Fletcher's Canal

   Fletcher's Canal was a 1.5-mile long canal in Greater Manchester, which connected the Wet Earth Colliery to the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal at Clifton Aqueduct. The canal is now derelict and no longer used.

   2.9 km · canal in Greater Manchester, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Whitefield Town Hall

   Whitefield Town Hall was a municipal building off Pinfold Lane, Whitefield, a town in Greater Manchester in England. The building, which served as the offices and meeting place of Whitefield Urban District Council, was demolished in 2021.

   400 m · municipal building in England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Heaton Park Tramway

   The Heaton Park Tramway is a heritage tramway that operates within Heaton Park, a large municipal park in the English city of Manchester. It is operated by the Manchester Transport Museum Society, a registered charity.

   3.9 km · museum tramway in Heaton Park, Manchester, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Besses United Reformed Church

    Besses United Reformed Church is designated a Grade II building by Historic England. It is situated between Bury New Road and Bury Old Road at Besses o' th' Barn, an area of Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England.

    1 km · church in Besses o' th' Barn, Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Whitefield

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 22 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 44 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 55 km

Stations

Clifton railway station, 3.2 km · Ringley Road railway station, 2.7 km · Dixon Fold railway station, 3.5 km · Molyneux Brow railway station, 2.4 km · Radcliffe bus station, 1.9 km

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  47 km · quickest by road, 1h 4m · £5–7
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  57 km · quickest by road, 1h 8m · £6–8
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Whitefield

  101 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · £12–16
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