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Canal bank
Astley Green Colliery, Manchester, England
Astley Green Colliery, Manchester, England

Canal bank

Length4.3 mi
Elev. Gain3.3 ft
Est. Steps10000
Forest
Scenic views
Wild flowers
Quiet place
Grassland
Overgrown
Off trail
Muddy
Rocky
Created by Jodie

Canal bank Introduction

Canal bank is a 4.3 mile (10,000-step) route located near Astley Green Colliery, Manchester, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 3.3 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Lovely quiet area for a stroll mostly flat path so pram and wheelchair friendly. Nice walk for anyone with a dog.

Attractions Near Canal bank

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Astley Green Colliery

Tourist Attraction
Astley Green Colliery was a coal mine in Astley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England. It was the last colliery to be sunk in Astley. Sinking commenced in 1908 by the Pilkington Colliery Company, a subsidiary of the Clifton and Kersley Coal Company, at the southern edge of the Manchester Coalfield, working the Middle Coal Measures where theydipped under the Permian age rocks under Chat Moss.

Worsley Navigable Levels

Place
The Worsley Navigable Levels are an extensive series of coal mines in Worsley in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. They were worked largely by the use of underground canals (the navigable levels) and boats called starvationers.

Worsley New Hall

Place
Worsley New Hall is a former mansion and gardens by the Bridgewater Canal in Worsley, Greater Manchester, England, 8 miles (13 km) west of Manchester. The gardens are being renovated, and will open as RHS Garden Bridgewater in 2020.

Astley Green Colliery Museum

Place
The Astley Green Colliery Museum is a museum run by the Red Rose Steam Society in Astley near Tyldesley in Greater Manchester, England. (grid reference SJ70509996) Before becoming a museum, the site was a working colliery that produced coal from 1912 to 1970; it is now protected as a Scheduled Monument.

RHS Garden Bridgewater

Place
RHS Garden Bridgewater will be the Royal Horticultural Society's fifth public display garden. It is being created at Worsley, Greater Manchester, England, and will open in 2020.Set in 156 acres of the former Worsley New Hall, Bridgewater will be the RHS's first new garden since it acquired Harlow Carr in 2001, and is one of Europe's largest gardening projects.

St Mark's Church, Worsley

Place
St Mark’s Church is an active Anglican parish church in Worsley, Greater Manchester, England. It is part of a team ministry along with St Mary's in Ellenbrook and St Andrew in Boothstown. The church is in the Eccles deanery, the archdeaconry of Salford and the diocese of Manchester. The church was granted Grade I Listed status in 1966.

Bridgewater School

School
Bridgewater School is a British Independent school, located in Worsley in Greater Manchester.The school's motto is Sic Donec. (Thus Until.)

Worsley Court House

Place
Worsley Court House is a conference and weddings venue in Worsley, Greater Manchester, England. Built in 1849 for Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere as the local manor court, it was later used as a magistrates' court. In 1966 it was granted Grade II listed status.

Worsley (ward)

Place
Worsley (ward) is an electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South. A profile of the ward conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 10,090.

Astley Wides

Water
Last updated: Jan 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

4.3 mi

Elev. Gain

3.3 ft

Est. Steps

10000
Created by
Jodie
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