Quarry Bank Mill - National Trust
Situated in over 384 acres of the beautiful countryside of Styal Country Estate, this Georgian museum is a valuable resource for learning more about our industrial and social heritage. Water power, the wonder of the late 18th Century can be seen in action at this attraction.
Bury Art Gallery & Museum
Bury Art Gallery & Museum opened in 1901 thanks to the generosity of the children of local paper manufacturer Thomas Wrigley. To commemorate Queen Victoria´s Diamond Jubilee in 1897, they presented the town with their father´s art collection which included paintings by Turner, Landseer and Constable, as well as a number of watercolours, engravings and Wedgwood plaques. Bury Art Gallery & Museum has a varied programme of changing exhibitions from challenging contemporary and thematic displays such as The Agency of Words to Wriggly Stories the annual exhibition for the under 5´s.
Manchester United Museum & Tour Centre
Manchester United is the world´s most famous football club and the award winning Museum at Old Trafford hosts over 230,000 visitors annually. The Museum tracks the history of the Club from humble beginnings in 1878, showcases the silverware collected along the way, along with the key administrators, Managers and Players both past and present who have helped to create the legend that is Manchester United. The Museum is educational, interactive and regularly updated with visitors of all ages sure to find something of interest.
Blackpool Zoo
Blackpool Zoo, set in 32 acres of parkland, is where you can see birds and animals in natural environments. It is home to more than 1500 animals that include lions, tigers, elephants and many more.
Anderton Boat Lift
Anderton Boat Lift was opened in March 2002 following a £7m restoration project to restore the famous Victorian structure. One of the `seven wonders of the waterways´ and a major national tourist attraction. First opened in 1875 and re-adapted to a cogs and pulley system in 1908. The new Operations Centre houses education and visitor facilities making it a unique venue for boat owners and visitors, conferences and meetings.
Blakemere Craft Centre
Blakemere is a recipe of relaxed shopping mixed with activities and events ideal for a great day out! We have nearly 30 unique shops based in and around a beautifully restored Edwardian stable block, offering hundreds of unusual items, an Aquatic and Falconry Centre, with daily Bird of Prey Flying Displays (Easter-Sep)and wonderful aviaries, an indoor children´s Play Barn and outdoor Adventure Play Park offering hours of fun for children up to 10 years and pottery activities including throwing a pot on a wheel, molding with clay or painting items to encourage creative talents. Enjoy a delicious homemade meal in our restaurant and coffee shop - from breakfasts, snacks and roast of the day to afternoon teas, home baked cakes and specialty coffees. Plus an extensive events and entertainment programme. There really is something for everyone - take time to visit Blakemere!
Camelot Theme Park
Camelot is a land where Knights battle for honor in spectacular jousting tournaments, where dragons fly through the air and wizards perform all manner of sorcery. With a superb selection of twisting, turning thrill a minute rides and rides for our younger bravehearts Camelot is perfect for all the family.
Chester Zoo
Chester Zoo, with over 7000 animals and 500 species, all set in 110 acres of picturesque gardens, is an exciting, fun day out for all. It is also an important research facility and the biggest research training ground for zoo-based studies in the UK. The animals benefit in many ways from the studies that researchers have been conducting over the years. Ultimately, this research gives them the tools to assess and improve their animals´ welfare and to help fulfill their conservation goals. The Zoo is continually developing the highest standards of conservation and care of its animals and plants, making a real contribution to saving them from extinction.
East Lancashire Railway
A trip on the East Lancashire Railway is a journey back in time. It was opened in 1846 to link the Manchester to Bolton line with Radcliffe and was a popular passenger and freight route, which served the Irwell Valley from Bury to Rawtenstall and beyond. 1972 saw the last passengers travel on this section, and that would have been the end of an era had the East Lancashire Preservation Society not been committed to restoring the line to its former glory. With assistance from Bury and Rossendale Councils, the line was reopened in 1991. Work continued to finally complete the railways extension to Heywood.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden
Fountains Abbey with Studley Royal Water Garden, located four miles west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, is of outstanding historic and aesthetic importance. No other site in Europe contains such a rich variety of historic monuments set in such a beautiful landscape. The Cistercian Abbey, Georgian Water Garden, Medieval Deer Park, Elizabethan Hall and Victorian Church all offer the visitor an appareled opportunity to appreciate the range of England´s heritage. Open all year round there´s always something to see and do. Free guided tours, wildlife walks, school holiday fun, exhibitions and special evening events including open air Shakespeare and children´s theatre and the popular floodlighting evenings on Saturdays in the autumn all make this a great place to visit whatever the season.
Honister Slate Mine
Set in the Heart of Lakeland, Honister Slate Mines have, for centuries, produced the beautiful green stone, which it is famous throughout the world. Unlike slate taken from quarries, the Westmorland Green Slate is wholly extracted from beneath the hills - from eleven miles of mine tunnels - and is entirely environmentally friendly. Its beauty graces both the roofs of humble cottages and magnificent buildings, such as those in Regent Street, London, the Ritz Hotel and St James Palace, R.A.F. Cranwell and the Deutsche Bundesbank. For centuries, the slate has been appreciated and has now been in further production since the re-opening of the mine in the mid 1990s.
Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool´s world famous Cathedral is open daily throughout the year - the largest Cathedral in the UK, breathtaking in its architecture, beauty and atmosphere. Climb to the top of the tower for spectacular vistas across the region and river, and the Elizabeth Hoare Embroidery Gallery. ´Great Space´, panoramic film theatre, computer-interactive information stations and audio tours, new café bar, shop, refurbished award-winning restaurant, improved disabled access, and portable DVD - BSL signed tour.
