"When God made Yorkshire and Lancashire, He laid aside the precious bits of jewelled earth. And when He had completed the two shires He took the beautiful things He had saved and made Saddleworth to be a little Shire on its own''. Ammon Wrigley
Saddleworth, with its rich local history and the newly restored Huddersfield Canal, is within 30 minutes of Manchester City centre. It is an area of delightful countryside and encompasses the villages of Delph, Denshaw, Diggle, Dobcross, Grasscroft, Greenfield and Uppermill.
Uppermill is the largest village and most extensive retail centre in Saddleworth. As well as shops serving the local community with essentials, there are many arts, crafts and gift outlets catering for the tourist industry.
Places of interest
Saddleworth Museum highlights the history of the area from Roman times and also has an art gallery with changing exhibitions.
Saddleworth Canal Cruises
The Brownhill Countryside Centre is a small museum for the education of children about wildlife (particularly the wildlife on the adjacent canal). It holds a large collection of stuffed animals (that died naturally) and sells small souvenirs.
Ladcastle and Den Quarries are located to the west of Uppermill and are designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest due to their geological features. They have been important in understanding the Carboniferous period.The site is one of 21 such sites in Greater Manchester.
