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Greater Manchester AttractionsAnimal World and Butterfly House Displays a variety of animals and birds. The Buttefly house has butteflies as well as moths, insects spiders and reptils. Moss Bank Parek, Moss Bank Way, Bolton BL1 6NQ Tel: 01204 334050 Email Bolton Archives and Local Studies
Service Central Library, Civic Center Le Mans Crescent Bolton BL1 1SE Tel: 01204 332185 Email Camelot Theme Park Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley PR7 5LP Tel: 01257 455030 Email The only surviving, complete working example of a genuine steam cotton-mill engine together with its original steam-raising plant. Erected in 1892, are the 3000 horse-power steam engines Victoria and Alexandra, a coal-fired Lancashire boiler and other steam-powered artifacts Elizabethan Way, Milnrow, Rochadale OL16 4LG Tel: 01706 881952 Email The Moravian Church was founded in 1457 in the Czech Republic by those disenchanted with the
Catholic Church. This settlement dates back to 1785 wihen the local Moravians established their
community sequested a few miles from the city. Well preserved and now surrounded by the suburbs, the
Fairfield settlement, with its cobbled streets, attractive houses, church and segregated graveyard retains
the tranquil atmosphere of the late 18th century. The permanent home of Horwich Heritage and a permanent exhibition is on display Resource Centre Longworth Road Horwich Bolton BL6 7BG Tel: 01204 - 847797 A small wetland reserve has excellent viewing opportunities throughout the year. It is a good
example of how the Mersey Valley looked in the past. Typical plants and animals here can be seen if you know
what you are looking for. Professionally recognised public home for the moving image heritage of the North West of
England. The Archive cares for over 29,000 items from the pioneer days of film in the mid 1890s to video
production of the present day. Park Bridge was an early industrial settlement, based on an iron rolling mill and forge to provide spare parts for the cotton spinning trade and other industries. In the Heritage Centre, once a stables, you can see how wrought iron was made and what it was like to live and to work at Park Bridge The Stables Park Bridge Ashton-under-Lyme OL6 6DL Tel: 0161 3309613 Email Following the foot and mouth crisis, dairy farmers Alan Clare, 49, and his wife Varzie, 37, saw their income slump and trade severely restricted at their shop at Red House Farm, Dunham Massey. So tenant farmer Alan and his wife have opened Britain's first Maize Maze to lure people back to the countryside. Visitors can wander around seven acres of growing maize at Red House Lane. They have to carry a flag with them so they can be spotted from outside among the 7ft-high crop. Dunham Massey, Altrincham WA14 5RL Tel: 0161 941 3480 Email A 50 acre oasis of countryside on the fringe of Oldham's town centre. Here you will find a surprising array of habitats for wildlife and facilities for people to enjoy. The Old Waterworks, Holgate Street, Oldham, OL4 2JJ. Tel: 0161 620 8202 Email Surviving the Blitz - Stockport Air Raid Shelters First-hand experience of daily life in 1940s, war-torn Britain. A labyrinth of tunnels under part of the town centre provided shelter - and a way of life - for Stockport and Manchester families through the dark days of the Blitz 61 Chestergate Stockport SK1 1NE Tel: 0161 474 Founded in 1962 this sanctuary was developed by Eileen Watkinson, who received an MBE for her work. The aims of the sanctuary are to take in any wild bird in distress, to rehabilitate it and return it to the wild. Where this is not possible, due to illness or injury, but the bird is capable of sustaining a good quality of life, we offer it sanctuary in one of our many aviaries or on our 4½ acre Reserve Wolstenholme Fold, Norden Rochdale OL11 5UD Tel: 01706 642162 Email The oldest vegetarian organisation in the world. It is an educational charity promoting understanding and respect for vegetarian lifestyles Parkdale, Dunham Road, Altrincham, WA14 4QG Tel: 0161 925 2000 Email All the elements of a countryside farm are present here. Cows, sheep, goats, pigs, geese, ducks and horses are to be seen in field or pen and virtually all are friendly. The almost constant supply of piglets is equally constant in entertainment value and the prize-winning herd of Hereford cattle are an example of good husbandry Altrincham Road, Sharston Manchester M22 4RZ Tel: 0161 940 0726 | ||
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