Locally:
*A trip onboard the the
pleasure boat the Lady Alice across Hollingworth
Lake and take a look at the exhibitions at the Visitors
Centre which also has guides and information about the
area. Littleborough Coach House also has a Tourist
Information which is staffed by volunteeers and is open
in the afternoons. The cafe in the coach house can also
be highly recommended.
The Visitors Centre also run events and activities throughout the year.
*Rochdale Town Hall is one of the finest
Victorian-era municipal buildings in the country and is
a Grade I listed building. It runs guided tours by
arrangement.
*
is Rochdale's Arts
and Heritage Centre, it has a local history museum and
houses the municipal art collection.
is
currently undergoing a £3million extensive refurbishment
and is will have a grand opening in October 2011
Rochdale Ghost Walks:
3 March 2011,17
March 2011,7
April 2011,21
April 2011,5
May 2011,19
May 2011,2
June 2011,16
June 2011
Can
booked on 07774152620 or email
rochdaleghostwalks@yahoo.co.uk
*Great Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
Museum is at Rochdale Fire
Station is open on the first Sunday of every month
10am-4pm with free admission
*
Ellenroad Steam Mill
Museum at Milnrow (just next to junction 21)The Worlds
largest working steam mill engine.
Manchester
is just a 30
minute journey away from Littleborough. Trains run around
every half hour weekdays and hourly Sundays and evenings.
You arrive at Victoria Station which is 5 minutes walk from
the heart of the city. Tram connections from Victoria go
to:
Salford Quay where you can
visit:
*The Lowry
*The Imperial War Museum
North
*Manchester United's
stadium at Old Trafford where you can visit the museum
and have a tour.
*If you want to learn to
ski or improve your technique:
is next to the
Trafford Centre
*Urbis is next to Victoria
Station opposite Chethams School of Music and
Library
*The Museum of Science and
Industry
Is a 15 minute walk from Victoria Station
Manchester Museum
Whitworth Art Gallery
Great ideas
for things
to do in Manchester can be found at Visit Manchester or Places to Visit in Manchester
Over in West
Yorkshire
*Hebden Bridge is 20 mins by train or
car over the tops.
*Hardcastle Crags which is owned by the
National Trust is a favourite place to walk and take a
picnic.
*Heptonstall is a very old, well
preserved Pennine Village, you may be able to find the
grave of Sylvia Plath or David Bell, one of the Cragg
Coiners in the Churchyard.
*
The Bronte Parsonage
Museum at Haworth is around 45mins over the tops by
car. (20mins from Hebden Bridge).
*A trip to Oxenhope Station
where you can catch the Keighley and Worth Valley
Railway which was the location
of 'The Railway Children'
Halifax is a 30min journey from Littleborough where you can
visit
*The Piece Hall
*Eureka!
*
at Bradford is not
far away from the station.
*A visit to the
Royal Armouries at Leeds is about 1
hours journey by train or car.
* Ski buffs might want to
travel an hour up the M62 to Xscape at Castleford.