Ashton in Makerfield is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Golborne, 49km from Kinder Downfall.
Ashton in Makerfield is in England, United Kingdom, with about 26,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Golborne, about 4 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Ashton in Makerfield: Aintree Motor Racing Circuit (19 km), Rapha Clubhouse Manchester (27 km), Chester Zoo (32 km), Oulton Park (34 km).
Are there any good drives near Ashton in Makerfield?
The nearest famous roads are A537 Cat and Fiddle Summit, A54 Congleton to Buxton and Cat and Fiddle Road.
Where is Ashton in Makerfield?
Ashton in Makerfield is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Golborne.
Road trip
Drive to Ashton in Makerfield
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
Historic circuit inside Aintree Racecourse that hosted five British Grands Prix in the 1950s-60s, where Stirling Moss took his first home GP win. Club sprints still run on the old track.
19 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
Rapha Clubhouse Manchester
Manchester's cycling culture hub offering specialty coffee, kit, and a community space for riding enthusiasts.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Chester Zoo
The UK's most-visited zoo housing over 35,000 animals across 128 acres with award-winning conservation programs.
32 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Oulton Park
A picturesque Cheshire circuit winding through parkland with dramatic elevation changes, a favourite of British club and national racing.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Iconic seaside amusement park on England's northwest coast operating since 1896 with historic and modern coasters.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Bentley Factory Tour
Exclusive guided tours of Bentley's Crewe factory where master craftspeople build the world's finest luxury cars.
43 km · about 50 min drive
film location
Lyme Park (Pemberley, 1995 Pride and Prejudice)
The lake at Lyme Park is where Colin Firth's Mr Darcy emerges from the water in the BBC serial.
43 km · about 50 min drive
waterfall
Kinder Downfall
The Peak's highest waterfall at 30m, famously blown back up the cliff as spray in a westerly wind.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Ashton in Makerfield
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
51 kmCat and Fiddle RoadA thrilling moorland road between Macclesfield and Buxton in the Peak District, one of the UK's most famous driving roads.
51 kmCat and Fiddle ViewpointA high-altitude viewpoint on the A537 between Macclesfield and Buxton, one of England's highest roads with expansive moorland vistas.
51 kmCat and Fiddle Road (A537)The moorland road between Macclesfield and Buxton, a Peak District favourite with sweeping bends and long sightlines. Average-speed cameras now cover it.
51 kmA54 Congleton to BuxtonA fast moorland alternative to the Cat and Fiddle, rolling over the Peak District's western edge past Danebridge and the Cheshire border.
51 kmGoyt Valley road, Peak DistrictA quiet reservoir road between Errwood and Fernilee in the Goyt Valley, wooded and twisting, often closed to through traffic on summer Sundays.
51 kmA537 Cat and Fiddle SummitThe 515 m high point of the A537 between Buxton and Macclesfield, long one of Britain's most notorious motorcycling roads.
Driving in United Kingdom
Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None
When to drive here
April to October
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