Greater Manchester

The Airport Tour Centre

Terminal 1 Manchester Airport, Manchester, M90 1QX
Tel: 0161 489 2442    Fax: 0161 436 3030
E-mail: tourcentre@tasmanchester.com

The airport tour lasts approximately 2 hours...

The Trafford Centre

Manchester, M17 8AA
Tel: 0161 749 1717/1718
Web: www.traffordcentre.co.uk

280 stores, 38 restaurants, 20 screen UCI cinema, plus leisure facilities all under one roof.

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Ashworth Valley

A 2 mile walk to Norden beside the pretty Cheesden Brook along its tree-lined valley. Located at Hooley Bridge, on the Bury-Rochdale Road (the B6222), and ends at the Rochdale-Edenfield Road (the A680).

Boggart Hole Clough

Blackley, Manchester

Green Flag Awarded wooded ravine runs through the immediate north-eastern inner suburbs of Manchester, yet it is totally unspoilt. It is accessible by path from Rochdale Road. There is a large boating lake with a tree covered island.

Bruntwood Park

Bruntwood Lane, Stockport
Web: www.stockport.gov.uk

Pleasant walks beside the lovely gardens and brook, heavily wooded with evergreens and deciduous trees. There is an 18 hole putting green, children's adventure playground, pets corner and a BMX Cycle track. Entrance located on the A5149 Cheadle to Cheadle Hulme Road.

Burrs Country Park

Woodhill Road, Bury
Tel: 0161 253 5111

Relaxing river and countryside walks with many natural and man-made water courses. A permanent orienteering trail can be found amongst the parks many walkways.

Daisy Nook Country Park

Between Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne
Web: www.ashton-under-lyne.com

The River Medlock runs through a wooded valley, between Oldham and Ashton under Lyne, a pleasant circular walk in National Trust parkland.

Debdale Park

Hyde Road, Gorton
Tel: 0161 223 8278     Fax: 0161 223 3714
E-mail: k.s.downey@manchester.gov.uk
Web: www.manchester.gov.uk

Green Flag Award winner 2003, Debdale Park's facilities include Tennis courts, Bowling greens, a Basketball court, Football pitches - 5-a-side and grass pitch, Skateboarding ramp, 9 Hole Pitch and Putt, Children’s play area, Orienteering course and a conservation pond area.

Etherow Country Park

George Street, Compstall, Stockport
Tel: 0161 427 6937
Web: www.stockport.gov.uk

One of Britain's first country parks, a lively area of woodland and riverside walks and a haven for wildlife. Facilities & features include self-guided walks and trails, theme walks, and a whole lot more.

Fred Perry Way

Stockport
Tel: 0161 474 4919
E-mail: john.lindsay@stockport.gov.uk
Web: www.stockport.gov.uk

Named after the famous tennis champion from Stockport, a  14 mile walking route which spans the Borough, from Woodford in the south to Reddish in the north.

Healey Dell

Healey Dell Nature Reserve Visitor Centre, Healey Hall Mills, Shawclough, Rochdale
Tel: 01706 350459
Web: www.rochdale.gov.uk

A thickly wooded valley, host to a variety of wildlife. A disused 1800s railway line is now a nature trail!

Jumbles Country Park

Jumbles Information Centre, Waterfold Car Park, off Bradshaw Road, Bradshaw, Bolton
Tel:  01204 853360

90 square miles of moorland, farmland, valleys and reservoirs. Site facilities include; Toilets, Picnic area, Dogs allowed, Car parking, Restaurant/ takeaway food, Wheelchair friendly. Disabled toilet and baby change facilities available – RADAR key.

Medlock Valley

The Stables, Park Bridge, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside
Tel: 0161 330 9613

The Mersey Valley covers 870 acres from Stockport to Irlam.

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Animal World and Butterfly House

Moss Bank Park, Moss Bank Way, Bolton, BL1 6NQ
Tel: 01204 334050    Fax: 01204 365034

Home to small animals, tropical birds, while the Butterfly House contains free flying butterflies and insects.

Heaton Park Farm Centre

Heaton Park, Middleton Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester, M25 2SW
Tel: 0161 773 1085    Fax: 0161 798 0107
E-mail: heatonpark@manchester.gov.uk
Web: www.manchester.gov.uk

The farm consists of a herd of highland cattle and flock of Hebridean sheep, pigs, sheep, goats and donkeys, not forgetting the chickens. The Animal Centre features smaller pets like rabbits and guinea pigs, which can be handled and at certain times of day the poultry can be fed.