Welcome to Visit Irwell Vale Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Irwell Vale


Visit Irwell Vale PlacesVisit Irwell Vale places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Irwell Vale places to visit. A unique way to experience Irwell Vale’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Irwell Vale as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Irwell Vale lies at the confluence of the River Ogden and River Irwell. There is a railway station on the East Lancashire Railway that is open to the public on weekends. When you visit Irwell Vale, Walkfo brings Irwell Vale places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Irwell Vale Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Irwell Vale


Visit Irwell Vale – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 28 audio plaques & Irwell Vale places for you to explore in the Irwell Vale area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Irwell Vale places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Why visit Irwell Vale with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Irwell Vale PlacesYou can visit Irwell Vale places with Walkfo Irwell Vale to hear history at Irwell Vale’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Irwell Vale has 28 places to visit in our interactive Irwell Vale 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 Irwell Vale, 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 Irwell Vale places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Irwell Vale & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 28 audio facts unique to Irwell Vale places in an interactive Irwell Vale map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Irwell Vale Places Map
28 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Irwell Vale historic spots

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Walkfo Irwell Vale tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Irwell Vale

  

Best Irwell Vale places to visit


Irwell Vale has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Irwell Vale’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Irwell Vale’s information audio spots:

Irwell Vale photo Rawtenstall Library
Plans for a new library in Rawtenstall were drawn up in 1903 following the promise of a donation of £6,000 from the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Originally the building was to have included an Assembly Room and Town Hall but the full proposals failed through lack of funding.
Irwell Vale photo St John’s Church, Rawtenstall
St John’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in Cloughfold, Rawtenstall, Lancashire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Irwell Vale photo Rossendale General Hospital
Rossendale General Hospital was an acute general hospital at Rawtenstall in Lancashire. It was managed by the East Lancsire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Irwell Vale photo River Ogden
The River Ogden is a minor river in Lancashire. It is approximately 4.4 miles (7.1 km) long and has a catchment area of 9.77 square miles (25.298 km)
Irwell Vale photo Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Higher Mill was built in 1796 for William Turner, and Whitaker’s Mill in 1820s. The mills are said to be the most original and best-preserved examples of cotton spinning and woollen fulling left in the country that are still operational.
Irwell Vale photo Musbury Valley
Musbury Valley is a small valley in the Helmshore area of Rossendale Valley, Lancashire. Its south side is flanked and dominated by Musbury Tor. In the 14th century it was part of the Earl of Lincoln’s hunting park.
Irwell Vale photo Musbury Tor
Musbury Tor or Tor Hill is a flat-topped hill in south-east Lancashire. It overlooks the village of Helmshore and separates Alden Valley to its south. Mainly consisting of farmland and pastures, its summit is 340.1 metres (1,116 ft) above sea level.

Visit Irwell Vale plaques


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Irwell Vale has 4 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Irwell Vale 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 Irwell Vale using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Irwell Vale plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.