Rochdale Town Centre Heritage Trail

Rochdale Development Agency will bring together a broad range of community organisations and historical venues from across the town centre to create a heritage trail of unusual and interesting small events and activities and hidden gems created by and suitable for all ages and backgrounds. We aim to start the trail at Rochdale Train Station, telling stories of people and places and how cultures have woven together over the years. The trail will then lead us down Drake Street, across the town centre, including the magnificent, gothic Town Hall.

The route will incorporate a number of key heritage sites and visitor attractions along the way and will you up to the Pioneer's Museum and their pop-up temperance bar and The Baum public house for some of their locally brewed ale and then to St Mary's of The Baum Church.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 07 September:

1000-1600

Sunday 08 September:

1200-1600

Location & directions

Rochdale Train Station, Station Road, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL11 1DR

Directions:

The trail starts at Rochdale Train Station and travels through the Town Centre, visiting a series of historic building and events. Audiences can choose to follow the trial or just visit a chosen few venues. We will be creating a Heritage Trail map to help you navigate the route and find our many hidden gems on the way.

Contact on day:

Vicky Lomax

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Rochdale Town Centre Heritage Trail will take audiences on a tour around the town centre hidden gems with use of a map. This involves a lot of walking, so some audiences may choose to visit a chosen number of venues and activities by car, with parking at some of the venues included. A metrolink can also take you from the train station, down to the town centre in two minutes, where you can visit several other venues. all access information will be given on the map. Trains will not be running over this weekend, but buses and metrolink will be available.

Additional information

The Heritage Trail will also take place in conjunction with the Rochdale Ale Trail event. There will be a series of mini events in buildings along the route, including: Rochdale Train Station to present: Cartwheel Arts Heritage Exhibition and New Pioneers' Tea Party Live Skylight Circus Arts performance in St Chad's Church Voltalab Sound Studio Tours Historic talks and arts and crafts in the Champness Hall Live folk music and a virtual walk-through Rochdale 1900 in St Mary's of The Baum Church Plus much more Pick up a programme from one of our local libraries or train station or venues

Max no of people per tour:

40

Est. tour duration:

2 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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