Welcome to Visit Hale, Greater Manchester Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hale, Greater Manchester
Visit Hale, Greater Manchester places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Hale, Greater Manchester places to visit. A unique way to experience Hale, Greater Manchester’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Hale, Greater Manchester as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Hale, Greater Manchester Walkfo Preview Hale is a suburb and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester. The population of the village taken at the 2011 Census was 15,315. It is contiguous with the southeast of Altrincham, about 9 mi (14 km) southwest of the city of Manchester. Hale, Bowdon and Hale Barns together are regarded as the wealthiest areas of Greater Manchester and outside of London. When you visit Hale, Greater Manchester, Walkfo brings Hale, Greater Manchester places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Hale, Greater Manchester Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hale, Greater Manchester
Visit Hale, Greater Manchester – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 43 audio plaques & Hale, Greater Manchester places for you to explore in the Hale, Greater Manchester area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Hale, Greater Manchester places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Hale, Greater Manchester history
The toponym “Hale” derives from the Old English halh, meaning a nook or shelter, as supported by the surrounding area that has natural features that provide shelter. The oldest record of Hale is in the Domesday Book of 1086. Hale expanded and prospered over throughout the Middle Ages to the extent that by the middle of the 15th century a tithe barn had been established in Hale Barns.
Hale, Greater Manchester geography / climate
Hale is southeast of Altrincham with the villages of Hale Barns and Bowdon to the east and west respectively. The geology consists of sand and gravel deposited in the last ice age. In common with much of Cheshire, the bedrock of Hale is mainly sandstone.
Why visit Hale, Greater Manchester with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Hale, Greater Manchester places with Walkfo Hale, Greater Manchester to hear history at Hale, Greater Manchester’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hale, Greater Manchester has 43 places to visit in our interactive Hale, Greater Manchester 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 Hale, Greater Manchester, 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 Hale, Greater Manchester places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hale, Greater Manchester & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo Hale, Greater Manchester tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hale, Greater Manchester
Best Hale, Greater Manchester places to visit
Hale, Greater Manchester has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hale, Greater Manchester’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hale, Greater Manchester’s information audio spots:
Woodheys Park Woodheys Park, also known as Pinky Park, is located at Kenmore Road, off Woodhouse Lane in Sale, Greater Manchester. The park is approximately 7.5 hectares (18.53 acres) in size and is situated close to the catchment areas of Sale, Broadheath and Timperley.
Timperley tram stop Timperley is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester’s light-rail Metrolink system. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of the system’s expansion.
Broadheath, Greater Manchester Broadheath is a town in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. Historically part of Cheshire, it had a population at the 2011 census of 12,538.
Skelton Junction Skelton Junction is a complex of railway junctions to the south of Manchester in Timperley, near Altrincham. The Cheshire Lines Committee’s Liverpool to Manchester line fed into the junction from Liverpool in the west.
Altrincham Interchange Altrincham Interchange is a transport hub in Greater Manchester. It consists of a bus station on Stamford New Road, a heavy rail station on the Mid-Cheshire Line, and a light rail stop. The original heavy rail element of the station was opened by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrinchesam Railway in April 1881. The Metrolink element opened in June 1992. The Interchange underwent a complete redevelopment at a cost of £19 million in July 2013.
Altrincham General Hospital Altrincham General Hospital was a health facility in Greater Manchester. It was managed by the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Altrincham Hospital Altrincham Hospital is a modern community hospital on Railway Street, Greater Manchester. It is managed by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
Black Moss Covert Nature Reserve Black Moss Covert Nature Reserve is a 2.1 hectare nature reserve in England managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust. It is a Site of Biological Importance and is located on Carrington Moss, two kilometres west of Altrincham town centre.
South Downs Road Cricket Ground, Bowdon South Downs Road is a cricket ground in Bowdon, Greater Manchester (formerly Cheshire) The ground is surrounded by residential housing on all sides. It also has facilities for field hockey and squash.
Watch Hill Castle Watch Hill Castle is an early medieval motte-and-bailey on the border of Bowdon and Dunham Massey, England. It is the only Scheduled Ancient Monument in Trafford, it is arguably the most important archaeological site in the borough.
Visit Hale, Greater Manchester plaques
14 plaques hereHale, Greater Manchester has 14 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Hale, Greater Manchester 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 Hale, Greater Manchester using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Hale, Greater Manchester plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Hale, Greater Manchester audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Hale, Greater Manchester allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Hale, Greater Manchester’s 43 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Hale, Greater Manchester freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Hale, Greater Manchester Map App
Our visit Hale, Greater Manchester map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Hale, Greater Manchester & 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 Hale, Greater Manchester tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Hale, Greater Manchester centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Hale, Greater Manchester area at LONG:-2.347, LAT:53.377.
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Things to do & visit in Hale, Greater Manchester / surrounding areas
● Davenport Green tram stop ● Newall Green tram stop ● Wythenshawe Hospital tram stop ● University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust ● Wythenshawe Hospital ● Manchester Interchange ● Woodheys Park ● Timperley tram stop ● St Alban’s Church, Broadheath ● Broadheath, Greater Manchester ● The Railway, Altrincham ● Skelton Junction ● St George’s Church, Altrincham ● Altrincham Town Hall ● Altrincham Interchange ● Altrincham General Hospital ● Altrincham Hospital ● Black Moss Covert Nature Reserve ● Timperley ● Hale, Greater Manchester ● Altrincham ● Moss Lane ● Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bowdon ● Royd House ● Bowdon, Greater Manchester ● Bowdon Urban District ● Dunham Massey POW Camp ● Ashley Hall, Cheshire ● Watch Hill Castle ● St Elizabeth’s Church, Ashley
● Ashley, Cheshire ● Dunham Massey Hall sundial ● Dunham Castle ● Dunham Massey ● Warburton Green ● Rostherne Mere ● Dunham Town ● Rostherne ● Altrincham Ice Dome ● Hale Barns ● Dunham Massey Hall
Getting to / around Hale, Greater Manchester – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Hale, Greater Manchester using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Hale, Greater Manchester places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Hale, Greater Manchester Public Transport Stations
Hale, Greater Manchester Notable Streets & Road Destinations
West Timperley railway station
Broadheath (Altrincham) railway station
Navigation Road station
Altrincham railway station (MSJ&AR)
Baguley railway station
Bowdon railway station
Hale railway station
Ashley railway station
Dunham railway station (Greater Manchester)
South Downs Road Cricket Ground, Bowdon
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Local Hale, Greater Manchester historians & Hale, Greater Manchester tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Hale, Greater Manchester? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Hale, Greater Manchester’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 Hale, Greater Manchester 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 Hale, Greater Manchester 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 Hale, Greater Manchester 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-Hale, Greater Manchester’ web pages (for example: www.visitHale, Greater Manchester.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