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Hollingworth Lake

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Hollingworth lake Visited on :- 23-05-2018 A beautiful place to visit its so relaxing and the views are breath taking its so big I would recommend a few visits to enjoy every part of Hollingworth Lake.  This is wheelchair accessible and so much activities to do there. oh and the fish and chips is Yummy sitting by the lake its so breath taking I have actually been a few times as a wheelchair user myself i'm drawn to this place. There are plenty of cafes, restaurants and pubs around. Its a great place for families, Wheelchair users, dog walkers  History:- Hollingworth lake is a 130 acre reservoir at smithy Bridge, in Little-borough part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in greater Manchester, England. The lake was originally built as the main water source of the Rochdale Canal, but developed as a tourist resort from the 1860s, and became known as the Weighver's Seaport.  (taken from wikipedia). Horses Wildlife Visitors centre:- The visi

Lister Park

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Cartwright Hall Lister Park Visited on:- 27/08/2018 Lister Park I have been to Lister Park a few times and I absolutely love it as the park is well taken care of with beautiful flowers, buildings, sculptures etc. The weather that day was cloudy and chilly but still enjoyed the great outdoor with some lovely fresh air that we all need. There is so much to see as it is a very big park I would suggest you have a full day. The other reason I like this park as it is wheelchair accessible as I will explain down below but do keep in mind there are some stairs in some areas but there are other ways around for wheelchair users. Cartwright Hall I have not personally been inside this Cartwright hall yet but hopefully will do some day. This is Bradford's Civic art gallery which is within Lister Park. Entry:- Free Opening Times:-  Closed Mondays except summer bank holidays. Open Tuesdays - Friday 10am-4pm. Open Saturday & Sunday 11am - 5pm. Closed Christmas day, B

Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve

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  Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve is in the Calder Valley between Elland & Brighouse .  To say that the site used to be a Quarry , a landfill site  & a tip for ash from what used to be Elland Power station , it is now unrecognisable . Especially as it relies on donations & run by volunteers .   There are various paths going round , which are signposted . It's  a transformation , but still work in progress  & ongoing plans  to achieve full accessibility in places . when i was there i got chatting to a few people who were happy picking Blackberries . The Bird feeding    / observation area is one area with two sections . one has a few steps , the other for wheelchair users . Woodland Birds are plentiful here , also Squirrels , Woodland