Visit Quarry bank Mill, Styal. Old Victorian Mill about 20 minutes by car
Wigan Pier 10 minutes by train
Liverpool 20 minutes
Manchester 20 minutes
Delamere Forest About 30 minutes by car and an hour by train, changing at Manchester Piccadilly
Walton Hall and Gardens About 10 minutes by car Car park is pay and display but more often than not people leaving will give you their ticket