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Visit Wardley, Greater Manchester places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Wardley, Greater Manchester places to visit. A unique way to experience Wardley, Greater Manchester’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Wardley, Greater Manchester as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Wardley, Greater Manchester Walkfo Preview Wardley is a suburban area of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester. It borders Linnyshaw, Walkden and Swinton. When you visit Wardley, Greater Manchester, Walkfo brings Wardley, Greater Manchester places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Wardley, Greater Manchester Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wardley, Greater Manchester
Visit Wardley, Greater Manchester – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 76 audio plaques & Wardley, Greater Manchester places for you to explore in the Wardley, Greater Manchester area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Wardley, Greater Manchester places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Why visit Wardley, Greater Manchester with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Wardley, Greater Manchester places with Walkfo Wardley, Greater Manchester to hear history at Wardley, Greater Manchester’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wardley, Greater Manchester has 76 places to visit in our interactive Wardley, 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 Wardley, 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 Wardley, Greater Manchester places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wardley, Greater Manchester & the surrounding areas.
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Best Wardley, Greater Manchester places to visit
Wardley, Greater Manchester has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wardley, Greater Manchester’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wardley, Greater Manchester’s information audio spots:
Kearsley Mill Kearsley Mill is a 240,000 sq ft (22,000 m), late period cotton mill located in the small village of Prestolee, Greater Manchester. A near complete example of Edwardian mill architecture, the building functions as headquarters for a number of businesses.
Lever Bank Bleach Works Lever Bank Bleach Works was a Bleach Works at Ladyshore, near Little Lever, Bolton. The works was owned by Thomas Ridgway & Sons. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair would appear to be a direct descendant of this family.
St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Ellenbrook St Mary the Virgin’s Church or Ellenbrook Chapel is an active Anglican church in Ellenbrook, Worsley, Greater Manchester. The church was granted Grade II listed status in 1966. It is in the Eccles deanery, archdeaconry of Salford and diocese of Manchester.
Boothstown and Ellenbrook (ward) The ward was created in 2004 following recommendations made by the Boundary Committee for England. It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 9,532.
Walkden South Walkden South is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South.
Walkden North Walkden North is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South.
Blackleach Country Park Blackleach Country Park is a country park in Walkden, Greater Manchester. It is a Local Nature Reserve and a winner of the Green Flag Award.
Wet Earth Colliery Wet Earth Colliery was a coal mine located on the Manchester Coalfield, in Clifton, Greater Manchester. The colliery has a unique place in British coal mining history; apart from being one of the earliest pits in the country, it is the place where engineer James Brindley made water run uphill.
Clifton Country Park The park comprises 119 acres (48 hectares) of wooded area, fields and lakes. Industrial heritage is also a feature of the park, the remains of Wet Earth Colliery can be found in the woods, along with Fletcher’s Canal.
Pendlebury (ward) Pendlebury is an electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP Rebecca Long Bailey. A profile of the ward conducted in 2014 recorded a population of 13,434.
Visit Wardley, Greater Manchester plaques
34 plaques hereWardley, Greater Manchester has 34 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Wardley, 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 Wardley, Greater Manchester using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Wardley, Greater Manchester plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Wardley, Greater Manchester audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Wardley, Greater Manchester allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Wardley, Greater Manchester’s 76 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Wardley, Greater Manchester freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Wardley, Greater Manchester Map App
Our visit Wardley, Greater Manchester map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Wardley, 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 Wardley, Greater Manchester tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Wardley, Greater Manchester centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Wardley, Greater Manchester area at LONG:-2.3551, LAT:53.519.
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Wardley, Greater Manchester, 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 Wardley, Greater Manchester / surrounding areas
● Winton, Greater Manchester ● Monton Mill, Eccles ● Monton ● Eccles (ward) ● Worsley Court House ● Worsley (ward) ● Worsley Navigable Levels ● St Mark’s Church, Worsley ● Swinton South (ward) ● Worsley Old Hall ● Worsley New Hall ● RHS Garden Bridgewater ● Roe Green ● Prestolee Aqueduct ● River Croal ● St John the Evangelist’s Church, Farnworth ● Kearsley Mill ● Lever Bank Bleach Works ● Prestolee ● Stoneclough ● Kearsley Urban District ● Ringley Old Bridge ● St Saviour’s Church, Ringley ● Ringley ● Kearsley Power Station ● Radcliffe Power Station ● Philips Park, Prestwich ● St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Ellenbrook ● Ellenbrook, Greater Manchester ● Boothstown and Ellenbrook (ward)
● Walkden South ● Ellesmere Colliery ● Walkden ● Sandhole Colliery ● Linnyshaw ● Walkden North ● Blackleach Country Park ● Clifton Viaduct ● Clifton Aqueduct ● Fletcher’s Canal ● Barton upon Irwell Rural District ● Clifton, Greater Manchester ● Drinkwater Park ● Wet Earth Colliery ● Clifton Country Park ● Pendlebury (ward) ● Agecroft Power Station ● HM Prison Forest Bank ● Agecroft ● Irlams o’ th’ Height ● Pendlebury ● Claremont (ward) ● Manchester City Region ● Pendlebury Children’s Hospital ● Municipal Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury ● Swinton North (ward) ● Wardley, Greater Manchester ● Swinton, Greater Manchester ● Salford Civic Centre ● Swinton Square ● Wardley Hall ● City of Salford ● Victoria Park, Swinton ● Pendlebury Colliery ● Clifton Hall Tunnel ● St Augustine’s Church, Pendlebury ● Linnyshaw Colliery ● Kearsley ● Ellesmere Park ● Worsley ● Pilkington’s Lancastrian Pottery & Tiles ● Outwood Colliery ● Clifton Hall Colliery ● Greater Manchester
Getting to / around Wardley, Greater Manchester – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Wardley, Greater Manchester using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Wardley, Greater Manchester places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Wardley, Greater Manchester Public Transport Stations
Wardley, Greater Manchester Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Patricroft railway station
Monton Green railway station
Worsley railway station
Kearsley railway station
Ringley Road railway station
Ellenbrook railway station, Worsley
Walkden Low Level railway station
Walkden railway station
Molyneux Brow railway station
Clifton railway station (Greater Manchester)
Dixon Fold railway station
Agecroft Bridge railway station
Irlams o’ th’ Height railway station
Pendlebury railway station
Moorside railway station
Swinton railway station (Greater Manchester)
Station Road, Swinton
General information
Wardley once had three public houses, the Morning Star, Red Lion and Brook Tavern. The last has now been converted into a small Tesco store. Wardley means “clearing by a fort”, from Old English weard “ward, protection” and “leāh”
School
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School is located in a rural area in rural areas. The school is based in the area and has a history of excellence.
Local Wardley, Greater Manchester historians & Wardley, Greater Manchester tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Wardley, Greater Manchester? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Wardley, 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 Wardley, 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 Wardley, 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 Wardley, 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-Wardley, Greater Manchester’ web pages (for example: www.visitWardley, 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
Visit Wardley, Greater Manchester places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Wardley, Greater Manchester places to visit. A unique way to experience Wardley, Greater Manchester’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Wardley, Greater Manchester as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Wardley, Greater Manchester places with Walkfo Wardley, Greater Manchester to hear history at Wardley, Greater Manchester’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wardley, Greater Manchester has 76 places to visit in our interactive Wardley, 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 Wardley, 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 Wardley, Greater Manchester places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wardley, Greater Manchester & the surrounding areas.
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