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Explore over 1,000 years of worship and history at St Mary the Virgin, The Rock, BL9 0AH. View old parish registers, historical vestments and silver, and architectural highlights, and access to the Bell Tower.

Curious Folk Trail to explore the ‘Cultural Quarter’ of Bury with the League of Curiosity

On behalf of Ramsbottom Heritage Society Nik Taylor, National Trust warden for the Stubbins estate, based at Gawthorpe Hall Padiham Burnley, is leading a walk and talk explaining natural flood management techniques.

Urban sketching with Crockerart to find inspiration from the surrounding architecture

Go beyond the platform and experience an area of the railway rarely open to the public. This guided tour offers a unique look at the engineering that keep our historic locomotives in steam, with a full-line return train journey included on the day.

Free tour to visit backstage areas and learn all about the history and present of The Met

Go beyond the platform and experience an area of the railway rarely open to the public. This guided tour offers a unique look at the people, skills and engineering that keep our historic locomotives in steam, with a full-line return train journey inc

Come and visit St Hilda's Parish Church, a few minutes' walk from Heaton Park. The building is Grade II listed with many interesting features. The church has columns made with sandstone from the Runcorn quarries.