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The Rock Garden
An amazing rock garden kept by volunteers at Moss Bank Park in Bolton.
Tons of plants, trees and shrubs arranged around “weathered” rocks some of which are actually worn-smooth by footfall over the years.
There is an old covered well by the gate, now dry.
Paths Through The Rock Garden at Moss Bank
Ponds with Duckweed at Moss Bank Rock Garden
The New Red Bridge at The Rock Garden in Moss Bank Park
Hidden Pools with Mini Waterfalls in the Rock Garden at Moss Bank
Local History
Historic monuments near The Rock Garden
- Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House – 9.52 km away
- Pike Stones chambered long cairn – 8.75 km away
- Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close – 5.43 km away
- Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor – 8.76 km away
- Round cairn on Noon Hill – 5.77 km away
- Round cairn on Winter Hill – 5.17 km away
- Roman road at Bottom o’ th’ Knotts Brow – 6.93 km away
- Steam tramway reversing triangle – 9.43 km away
- Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn – 6.91 km away
- Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall – 7.66 km away
- Round cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm – 2.98 km away