Middleton Heritage Red and Blue Trail Launch

Join us for this guided walk which will take you around both Middleton’s golden cluster of architecture and history, as well as its mills and town centre. Discover Middleton’s oldest church as well as architectural gems, designed by eminent Middleton architect Edgar Wood, among others. Find out more about the town’s links to the Jacobite rebellion and the Peterloo Massacre.

This walk will also take you past Middleton’s mills, and you will discover more about what it would have been like to live and work in Middleton during the industrial revolution. Whether you a local or a visitor, you are sure to enjoy this walk which will take you around some of Middleton’s most famous sites as well as its hidden gems.

This walk is largely pavement based, with some steps and one hill from the Old Grammar School to St Leonard’s Church. Accessible toilets are available at Middleton Library and Middleton Arena.

Middleton Heritage Trail has been developed with funding from Historic England, Middleton Township, the Rochdale Development Agency and the Shared Prosperity Fund.

The trail has been produced by HPA Architects, along with local residents, historians and Rochdale Borough Council and Rochdale Development Agency officers.

Timings & Tours

Sunday 15 September:

1030-1300

Location & directions

Car park by St Leonard’s Church, St Leonard’s Church, St Leonard’s Square, Middleton, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, M24 6DF

Contact on day:

Vicky Lomax

Telephone number:

+441706927917

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking preferred

Booking conditions:

Booking is recommended via email or phone. If booking by phone you can either call 01706 924376 or 01706 924134

Booking email:

[email protected]

Accessibility details

The walk is largely pavement based, although there are some off road areas, steps and cobbled streets. There is one steep hill at the end which leads back to the starting point.

Additional information

As it is a tour there are no facilities on site. Parking is first come first served, as it’s a public car park. There are toilets within the vicinity of the site. All outside so dogs are welcome.

Max no of people per tour:

30

Est. tour duration:

2 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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