Welcome to Visit Block Lane Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Block Lane
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Visiting Block Lane Walkfo Preview Block Lane is a locality in Chadderton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester. It is contiguous with the Freehold area of that town, and with Cowhill and Butler Green. Block Lane lies on the eastern border with Oldham. When you visit Block Lane, Walkfo brings Block Lane places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Block Lane Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Block Lane
Visit Block Lane – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 118 audio plaques & Block Lane places for you to explore in the Block Lane area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Block Lane places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Block Lane history
Block Lane, known as Black Ridings, lay on the ancient road of Block Lane as it followed the Oldham boundary southwards towards Butler Green. A notable large residence, known simply as ‘Block Lane’ was described by the local historian James Butterworth as the abode of a Rev. Gee from 1747 onwards. By the mid 19th century the area had become a centre of industrial activity with four coal pits and two sandstone quarries in close proximity.
Why visit Block Lane with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Block Lane places with Walkfo Block Lane to hear history at Block Lane’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Block Lane has 118 places to visit in our interactive Block Lane 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 Block Lane, 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 Block Lane places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Block Lane & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo Block Lane tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Block Lane
Best Block Lane places to visit
Block Lane has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Block Lane’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Block Lane’s information audio spots:
Tonge Hall Tonge Hall is a Grade II* listed Elizabethan manor house in Tonge, Middleton, Greater Manchester. It was built in the 17th century and is now in the Middleton area of Middleton.
North Manchester Rugby Club North Manchester Rugby Club (aka North Manchester RUFC) is an amateur sports club situated 5 miles north of the centre of Manchester. Established originally in 1921 in Prestwich as Prestwich Rugby Union Football Club, the club moved to Rhodes Cricket Club in 1951 and changed its name to Prestwich & Middleton Rugby Union football club in 1985. In 1991 the club merged with struggling Oldham college Rugby Union Club, maintaining the name of North Manchester.
Chadderton F.C. Chadderton Football Club is a football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One North and play at Andrew Street.
Chadderton Hall Park Chadderton Hall Park is a park in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester. It contains a large field area with a small football pitch, a playground area, several flower gardens and a small café situated next to the Park’s bowling green.
Textile Mill, Chadderton Half of the building was destroyed by fire on 11 July 1950. The remaining section continued to be used for cotton waste sorting by W. H. Holt and Son until 1988.
Cowhill, Greater Manchester Cowhill (archaically Cow Hill) is a locality of Chadderton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester. It is located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of the town centre close to its eastern boundary with Oldham. An ancient hamlet which grew into an industrial village, Cowhill is now a residential area and includes a large housing development, Crossley Estate.
Hartford Mill Hartford Mill was a Grade II-listed building located off Block Lane, in the Freehold area of Oldham, UK. The mill was located in the Oldham area of Freehold and is Grade II listed above Block Lane.
Manor Mill, Chadderton Manor Mill, Chadderton is an early twentieth century, five storey cotton spinning mill. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. Production finished in 1990.
Werneth Park Werneth Park is a public park in Oldham, Greater Manchester. It includes a Grade II* listed Community Centre, Music Rooms, Dame Sarah Lees Memorial, Gardens and sports facilities.
Werneth Hall Werneth Hall is a Grade II* listed privately owned Jacobean manor house in Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was built in 17th century and is now owned by a private family.
Visit Block Lane plaques
11 plaques hereBlock Lane has 11 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Block Lane 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 Block Lane using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Block Lane plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Block Lane audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Block Lane allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Block Lane’s 118 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Block Lane freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Block Lane Map App
Our visit Block Lane map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Block Lane & 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 Block Lane tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Block Lane centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Block Lane area at LONG:-2.1389014, LAT:53.534327.
Walkfo App
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Block Lane, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in Block Lane / surrounding areas
● Charlestown, Manchester ● Moston, Manchester ● Broadhurst Park (public park) ● Broadhurst Park ● White Moss ● Royton ● Royton Town Hall ● Royton branch ● Thorp Mill, Royton ● Royton Ring Mill, Royton ● Middleton Junction ● Foxdenton ● Laurel Mill, Middleton Junction ● Firwood Park ● Middleton Junction and Oldham Branch Railway ● Chadderton Power Station ● Malta Mill, Middleton ● Greengate, Greater Manchester ● Nimble Nook ● Ace Mill, Hollinwood ● Mills Hill ● Nordens ● Stock Brook ● Magnet Mill, Chadderton ● Whitegate, Greater Manchester ● Alkrington ● Chadderton Park ● Tonge, Middleton ● Tonge Hall ● North Manchester Rugby Club
● Chadderton F.C. ● Butler Green ● Chadderton ● Chadderton Hall Park ● Textile Mill, Chadderton ● St Michael’s Church, Middleton ● Collective Spirit ● Cowhill, Greater Manchester ● Freehold tram stop ● Block Lane ● Chadderton Town Hall ● South Chadderton tram stop ● Blackridings Mill, Oldham ● Coalshaw Green ● Hartford Mill ● Baretrees, Greater Manchester ● St Matthew’s Church, Chadderton ● Middleton, Greater Manchester ● Freehold, Greater Manchester ● Westwood Moravian Church ● Manor Mill, Chadderton ● Kent Mill, Chadderton ● Werneth, Greater Manchester ● Busk, Greater Manchester ● Healds Green ● Chadderton Urban District ● Platt Brothers ● Halal Inn ● Werneth Park ● Hollinwood tram stop ● Werneth Hall ● New Moston ● Westhulme Hospital ● Royd Mill, Oldham ● Westwood, Greater Manchester ● Westwood tram stop ● Hollinwood, Greater Manchester ● Fairbottom Bobs ● Bardsley, Greater Manchester ● Waterhead, Greater Manchester ● Greenacres, Greater Manchester ● Derker ● Derker tram stop ● St James’ Church, Oldham ● Asa Lees ● Salem Moravian Church ● Glodwick ● Oldham Mumps tram stop ● Oldham Coliseum Theatre ● Oldham Parish Church ● Oldham War Memorial ● Coldhurst ● Old Town Hall, Oldham ● St Wilfrid and St Ann’s Church, Newton Heath ● Regent Mill, Failsworth ● Failsworth tram stop ● Oldham Theatre Workshop ● Oldham Central tram stop ● Oldham Civic Centre ● Metropolitan Borough of Oldham ● Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham ● Alexandra Park, Oldham ● Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Oldham ● Royal Oldham Hospital ● Hathershaw ● Coppice, Greater Manchester ● Abbey Hills ● Boundary Park ● Hathershaw Hall ● Copster Hill ● Alt, Greater Manchester ● Fitton Hill ● Heron Mill, Hollinwood ● Garden Suburb, Oldham ● Hollins, Oldham ● Whitebank Stadium ● Oldham Borough F.C. ● Limeside ● Fox Mill, Hollinwood ● Failsworth ● Daisy Nook ● Fairbottom Branch Canal ● F.C. United of Manchester ● Junction Mill, Middleton Junction ● Oldham ● Maple Mill, Oldham
Getting to / around Block Lane – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Block Lane using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Block Lane places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Block Lane Public Transport Stations
Block Lane Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Royton railway station
Royton Junction railway station
Middleton Junction railway station
Mills Hill railway station
Moston railway station
Middleton railway station (England)
Oldham Werneth railway station
Park Bridge railway station
Oldham Glodwick Road railway station
Oldham Mumps railway station (London and North Western Railway)
Oldham Mumps railway station
Greenhill power station
Oldham Central railway station
Oldham Clegg Street railway station
Oldham bus station
The Revolution (radio station)
Rifle Street drill hall, Oldham
Oldham King Street tram stop
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Local Block Lane historians & Block Lane tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Block Lane? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Block Lane’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 Block Lane 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 Block Lane 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 Block Lane 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-Block Lane’ web pages (for example: www.visitBlock Lane.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 Block Lane places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Block Lane places to visit. A unique way to experience Block Lane’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Block Lane as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Block Lane places with Walkfo Block Lane to hear history at Block Lane’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Block Lane has 118 places to visit in our interactive Block Lane 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 Block Lane, 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 Block Lane places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Block Lane & the surrounding areas.
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