Welcome to Visit Openshaw Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Openshaw
Visit Openshaw places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Openshaw places to visit. A unique way to experience Openshaw’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Openshaw as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Openshaw Walkfo Preview Openshaw is a suburb of Manchester, England, about three miles east of the city centre . Historically part of Lancashire, it was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890 . During the Second Industrial Revolution it was an area of heavy industry, socialism and trade unionism flourished . When you visit Openshaw, Walkfo brings Openshaw places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Openshaw Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Openshaw
Visit Openshaw – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 138 audio plaques & Openshaw places for you to explore in the Openshaw area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Openshaw places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Why visit Openshaw with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Openshaw places with Walkfo Openshaw to hear history at Openshaw’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Openshaw has 138 places to visit in our interactive Openshaw map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Openshaw, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Openshaw places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Openshaw & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo Openshaw tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Openshaw
Best Openshaw places to visit
Openshaw has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Openshaw’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Openshaw’s information audio spots:
Longsight Electric TMD Longsight Electric TMD is an AC electric railway locomotive traction maintenance depot situated in Longsight, Manchester, England . The depot code is LG (9A 1950 – 1973). It is one of the largest train depots in the United Kingdom and can hold 179 carriages at one time .
Victoria Baths Victoria Baths opened to the public in 1906 and cost £59,144 to build . Manchester City Council closed the baths in 1993 and the building was left empty . A multimillion-pound restoration project began in 2007 and is on English Heritage’s Heritage at Risk Register .
Edgar Wood Centre Edgar Wood Centre was designed by Edgar Wood in 1903 . Nikolaus Pevsner considered it “the only religious building in Lancashire that would be indispensable in a survey of twentieth century church design in all England” Grade I listed building is on Heritage at Risk Register .
Victoria Park, Manchester Victoria Park is a suburban area of Manchester, England . Victoria Park lies approximately two miles south of Manchester city centre . It is located between Rusholme and Longsight .
Dalton-Ellis Hall Dalton-Ellis Hall is a hall of residence complex at the University of Manchester . It is situated in the south of the city on Conyngham Road in Victoria Park, next to St Chrysostom’s Church . It has 279 male and female residents in catered accommodation .
Ardwick Ardwick is a district of Manchester in North West England, one mile south east of the city centre . The population of the Ardwick Ward at the 2011 census was 19,250 . Historically in Lancashire, by the mid-nineteenth century Ardwick had grown from being a village into a wealthy suburb of Manchester . By the end of that century it had become heavily industrialised .
O2 Apollo Manchester The O2 Apollo Manchester is a concert venue in Ardwick Green, Manchester . It is a Grade II listed building with a capacity of 3,500 (2,514 standing, 986 seats)
The Star and Garter The Star and Garter has a room upstairs for club nights and gigs . It is situated on Fairfield Street behind Piccadilly railway station . It has been Grade II listed building since 20 June 1988 .
B of the Bang B of the Bang was a sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick next to the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England . It was one of the tallest structures in Manchester and the tallest sculpture in the UK until the completion of Aspire in 2008 . The sculpture took its name from a quotation of British sprinter Linford Christie, in which he said that he started his races not merely at the “bang” of the starting pistol, but at “the B of The Bang”
Gorton Locomotive Works Gorton Locomotive Works was completed in 1848 by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway . The works were known locally as Gortson Tank .
Visit Openshaw plaques
25 plaques hereOpenshaw has 25 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Openshaw plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Openshaw using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Openshaw plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Openshaw audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Openshaw allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Openshaw’s 138 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Openshaw freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Openshaw Map App
Our visit Openshaw map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Openshaw & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Openshaw tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Openshaw centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Openshaw area at LONG:-2.17, LAT:53.47.
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Things to do & visit in Openshaw / surrounding areas
● Manchester Central (Salvation Army) ● Corpus Christi Priory ● Newton Heath and Moston tram stop ● Miles Platting ● Newton Heath ● Hardy’s Well ● Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital ● Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ● Manchester Royal Eye Hospital ● Manchester International Depot ● Longsight Diesel TMD ● Longsight Electric TMD ● Longsight Free Christian Church ● Belle Vue Gaol ● Space Studios Manchester ● Victoria Baths ● Chorlton-on-Medlock ● Edgar Wood Centre ● Victoria Park, Manchester ● International 2 ● Ardwick train depot ● St Chrysostom’s Church, Victoria Park ● 84 Plymouth Grove ● National Speedway Stadium ● Dalton-Ellis Hall ● Ardwick ● Miles Platting and Newton Heath ● Belle Vue, Manchester ● Abbey Hey ● Ardwick Hall
● Manchester Central Mosque ● Greygarth Hall ● Gorton Monastery ● Belle Vue Stadium ● O2 Apollo Manchester ● Hulme Hall, Manchester ● Saint Mary’s Hospital, Manchester ● St. Emlyn’s ● Manchester Royal Infirmary ● St Saviour’s Church, Chorlton on Medlock ● Pankhurst Centre ● Mancunian Films ● Ardwick Green ● Ardwick Green Barracks ● Gorton South ● Ancoats Hall ● Toast Rack (building) ● Ancoats and Beswick (ward) ● Bradford, Manchester ● Church of All Souls, Manchester ● Woolstenhulmes & Rye ● The Star and Garter ● Levenshulme ● Etihad Campus ● Albion Mill, Ancoats ● B of the Bang ● ALL FM ● The Plough, Gorton ● Bradford Colliery ● New Islington tram stop ● City of Manchester Stadium ● Nico Ditch ● Gorton North ● Holt Town tram stop ● Holt Town, Manchester ● Star Hall ● Gorton Locomotive Works ● Islington Branch Canal ● Limehurst Rural District ● Velopark tram stop ● Chips, Manchester ● Gorton and Abbey Hey (ward) ● Manchester Regional Arena ● Peacock Mausoleum ● Brookfield Unitarian Church ● National Squash Centre ● Openshaw ● New Islington ● Etihad Campus tram stop ● Ancoats and Clayton ● Sportcity ● Scott & Hodgson Ltd ● Ashton Moss tram stop ● Guide Bridge ● Clayton, Manchester ● Clayton and Openshaw (ward) ● Clayton Hall ● Church of St Cross, Clayton ● Clayton Hall tram stop ● Stockport Branch Canal ● Clayton Vale ● National Indoor BMX Arena ● National Cycling Centre ● Edge Lane tram stop ● Philips Park, Manchester ● Droylsden ● Droylsden West (ward) ● Alhambra Theatre, Manchester ● Manchester Higher Openshaw ● Hollinwood Branch Canal ● Fairfield Moravian Church ● Butcher’s Arms Ground ● Saxon Mill, Droylsden ● Droylsden tram stop ● St Wilfrid and St Ann’s Church, Newton Heath ● Fairfield, Tameside ● Droylsden East (ward) ● Gorton Heritage Trail ● Audenshaw Junction rail accident ● Audenshaw ● Audenshaw (ward) ● Denton Urban District ● Ryecroft Hall ● Audenshaw tram stop ● Duchess of York Hospital ● Highfield Country Park ● Reddish Electric Depot ● Abbey Hey F.C. ● St Elisabeth’s Church, Reddish ● Reddish ● Gorton ● Debdale Park ● Littlemoss ● Reddish Vale ● Gorton Reservoirs ● Denton West (ward) ● Denton Island ● Manchester Martyrs ● Longsight ● Belle Vue Zoological Gardens ● Beswick, Manchester ● Bradford-with-Beswick ● George Saxon & Co ● Ancoats Hospital ● Brunswick Mill, Ancoats ● Audenshaw Reservoirs
Getting to / around Openshaw – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Openshaw using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Openshaw places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Openshaw Public Transport Stations
Openshaw Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Dean Lane railway station
Park railway station
Longsight railway station
Ardwick railway station
Ashburys railway station
Belle Vue railway station
Ancoats railway station
Manchester Mayfield railway station
Ryder Brow railway station
Levenshulme railway station
Gorton railway station
Ashton Moss railway station
Guide Bridge railway station
Clayton Bridge railway station
Fairfield railway station (England)
Droylsden railway station
Hooley Hill railway station
Audenshaw railway station
Denton railway station
Levenshulme South railway station
Hyde Road railway station
Reddish North railway station
Reddish South railway station
Hyde Road (speedway)
Store Street Aqueduct
Great Ancoats Street
Stuart Street Power Station
Wheler Street Moravian Church
Cemetery Road tram stop
Hyde Road (stadium)
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Local Openshaw historians & Openshaw tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Openshaw? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Openshaw’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Openshaw place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Openshaw Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Openshaw destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Openshaw’ web pages (for example: www.visitOpenshaw.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336
Visit Openshaw places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Openshaw places to visit. A unique way to experience Openshaw’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Openshaw as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Openshaw places with Walkfo Openshaw to hear history at Openshaw’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Openshaw has 138 places to visit in our interactive Openshaw map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Openshaw, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Openshaw places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Openshaw & the surrounding areas.
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