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Saturday 6th September 2008

Places to go near Diggle

Lancashire is full of stunning properties. Rufford Old Hall is considered to be one of the country's finest 16th Century buildings and Haigh Hall is conveniently located between Wigan Pier and the village of Standish. Boaters may prefer a trip to the Lancaster Maritime Museum, which resides in a former Custom House built in 1764.

Local attractions

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The longest, deepest, and highest canal tunnel in the country, Standedge - on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal - is …

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Golcar is a small hillside village of weaver's cottages, steep streets and twisting leyways or 'ginnels' which Sir …

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While the Huddersfield Narrow Canal bores through the Standedge peak in the canal system's most spectacular tunnel, …

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This heritage centre is in a good spot in the former Ashton Canal Warehouse, on the Ashton Canal, opposite the …

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