Places to see in ( Ramsbottom - UK )
Places to see in ( Ramsbottom - UK )
Ramsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 17,872. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, 3.9 miles (6.3 km) north-northwest of Bury, and 12 miles (19 km) north-northwest of Manchester. Its name is believed to derive from Old English ramm and botm, meaning valley of the ram. Its Victorian architecture, Pennine landscape and industrial heritage, including the East Lancashire Railway, contribute to heritage tourism in the town.
The Ramsbottom parish formed in 1844 was a mile and a quarter in length and about three-quarters of a mile in width in the Lower Tottington township in the valley of the River Irwell that extends from Bury to Rossendale. It is bounded to the south by Holcombe Brook and Summerseat; to the north by Edenfield, Irwell Vale, Stubbins and the hamlets of Chatterton and Strongstry; to the west by Holcombe and to the east by Shuttleworth and Turn Village. The area is characterised by its position on the south side of the West Pennine Moors. The high ground rises sharply on either side of the town with Holcombe Moor, Harcles Hill and Bull Hill to the west and Top O' Th' Hoof, Harden Moor, Scout Moor and Whittle Hill to the east.
The railway arrived in Ramsbottom in 1846 when the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway Company built the railway from Bury to a junction with the Manchester and Bolton Railway and extended the line northwards to Rawtenstall and opened a railway station in the town centre. The line between Bury and Rawtenstall remained open to passengers until 1972 and for goods until 1980. This line is used by the East Lancashire Railway, a modern heritage railway which opened in 1987. The district straddles the A676, A56 and B6214 roads with its centre 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Bury, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Rawtenstall and 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of Bolton. The M66 motorway runs to the east of the town, linking it north to the M65 motorway and south to the M62 motorway and the Manchester Outer Ring Road.
The skyline is dominated by the Peel Monument which stands on Holcombe Moor, a memorial to Sir Robert Peel, the 19th century British Prime Minister and creator of the modern British police force. The tower stands 128 feet (39.0 m) tall on Holcombe Moor. There are spectacular views over West Yorkshire, North Lancashire, Greater Manchester, North Wales and the Lancashire Plain. From the top of the tower it is possible to see Blackpool Tower on a clear day.
Ramsbottom is on the path of the Irwell Sculpture Trail. The Tilted Vase by Edward Allington, a sculpture both classical in shape to reflect the surrounding buildings but apparently bolted together to reflect the old industries, is located in Market Place. This piece of work, weighing around two tons and locally known as the Urn or Urnie, was funded with £250,000 of National Lottery money. Nuttall Park is a large park with facilities for bowls, tennis, football and public events. The park hosts regular fun fairs and family events, and is a popular attraction with locals and tourists alike.
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Water Village Rossendale to Burnley Cycling
On my road bike testing out a Go Pro device for quality of recording.
Todmorden An Incredible Town
Reasons to visit the truly incredible town of Todmorden brought to you jointly by Todmorden Information Centre, Incredible Edible Todmorden and Frontrow Films. Hear Mary Clear and Cynthea Murry talk about the wonderful things to see and do and reasons why you should visit
Hurstwood reservoir mountain bike trail (Burnley Lancashire)
In 2011 Lancashire County Council and United Utilities started a £300,000 project to transform Worsthorne Moor (part of the South Pennines) into an oasis for wildlife, ramblers and, er, mountain bikers. As at March 2012, there is some work still taking place to restore the heather moorland and the vital peatland of the moor.
But the big IMPORTANT news for thrill seekers is that a new mountain bike trail has been completed, allowing MTBers a great little trail from the dam at the Hurstwood reservoir through the woods and back to the car park at Hurstwood village.
This video is meant to give mountain bikers an idea of what is actually on the trail; so no no-one does any prat-falls, no-one loses their nuts, no-one breaks any bones.
No animals were hurt in the making of this video; although a friendly border collie chewed up some sticks.
The top section starts from just below the large wooden farmgate at the eastern end of the dam of Hurstwood Reservoir.
This gravel section is only about 150 to 200 metres long, but it is a nice introduction to the new trail, with generally gentle sweeping curves and berms. If it's your first time out on your new Halfords or supermarket bike, it's definitely a section to keep repeating until you can do it with no mishaps or near misses. For any-one who been on a mountain bike for more than a few months, it's pretty easy to do so you might like to power down the slopes as a warm-up.
The bottom section links in with the top and starts from just below the eastern end of the dam of Hurstwood Reservoir.
This gravel section is roughly 1000 metres long (give a take), and starts off with some pretty easy single track stuff through the woods. Lots of gentle curves, berms and an occasional small jump or bomb hole, but it becomes more exciting as you progress down through the woods. Turns seem to become a bit tighter, berms give you the chance to pick up some speed and there are one or too steep gravel uphill and downhill sections to catch out the unwary.
I am not an experienced mountain biker, but still managed to do the run through the woods at a comfortable speed. A bit more practice and I'll be going through those woods like Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi - and that's a better bet than a Liberal Democrat promise!
Anyway, being close to Burnley, this is a great place to practice, especially if you can't get to Lee Quarry or to Gisburn Forest very easily. And being a short course, it's one you can repeat many times in even a half-day, just like we did. Or you can just do it as an add-on to the nearby Mary Towneley loop if you want to experience more of her rugged charms.
Not often I say this about big business and regional councils, but many thanks to both Lancashire County Council and United Utilities; and to the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Watershed Landscape Project and Pennine Prospects - it is a great facility that has come at just the right time for people who won't be spending the summer at London's Olympics.
So get yourself a speeder bike and have a minor adventure in your life instead of watching all that Royal Family crap!
With many thanks
Simon Flory
Badger Specialist
badgerland.co.uk
My Movie Haslingden
Haslingden in pictures
A640 Huddersfield to Rochdale by Vespa GTS300
My MovieRoad to Todmorden
A drive to Todmorden
Healey, Pump track. Rossendale UK.
Sessioning areas around Healey Dell Nature Reserve learning control and testing ability.
Rawtenstall Ghost Walk
Halloween as never been so good
Open Evening 2017 Todmorden High School
Freeriding in wp
Filmed at Whittaker Park, Rawtenstall.
Song is Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.
Haslingden strongman big dave
042: Bleakness of Bowland (Newton-in-Bowland, Dunsop Bridge and Slaidburn)
RIBBLE VALLEY AND FOREST OF BOWLAND TOUR FEATURING NEWTON-IN-BOWLAND, DUNSOP BRIDGE AND SLAIDBURN
Bleakness of Bowland”
Filmed 28th May 2015
Running time: 19 minutes
The Forest of Bowland was an area I once passed through very briefly. I was completely blown away by its beauty, so some ten years later I decide to return whilst staying in Lancashire to revisit this spectacular and bleak landscape.
Filmed in the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland in the county of Lancashire. Locations include Newton-in-Bowland, Dunsop Bridge and Slaidburn.
Written, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
Any other names credited in this film, i.e. Bob Morgan and Martin Roy, are pseudonyms, which I used at the time of making this film. However, I no longer use these pseudonyms as I want viewers to be clear that my films are completely my own work.
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Night Vapors Sequential Launch - Cowpe Flying Club, Bacup, Lancs
A few of the guys at my local RC helicopter flying club have recently bought Night Vapors. This is a few of them trying out their new toys at Cowpe RC Flying Club in Bacup, Lancs..
Music: Big-Balls-Guitar-Riff
Buttylicous Todmorden
Review of the evening offer at Buttylicous in Todmorden. Great Burgers, Hot Dogs and Bacon Cheese fries
Rochdale Pinoy MTB
MTB Rochdale Pinoy Group.
Practice Bike run - Norden - Syke to Wardle and back
total mileage 16miles
Secret beach Todmorden, stoodley pike, ernies love tunnel, mtb, shit climb
Sunnybank Hill Reps
What a collection of sadists do of a Friday dinnertime in Helmshore