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Irwell Sculpture Trail at Clifton Country Park

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Location: Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. River Irwell & Clifton Country Park loop from Clifton Station — Manchester

9.66km

02:32

70m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Hiking loop from Clifton

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. River Irwell Tributary – View of Clifton Aqueduct loop from Heaton Park

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03:23

80m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Alex Foxfield

March 29, 2021

A former colliery, Clifton Country Park's 119 acres (48 ha) of woodland, fields and lakes are situated next to a double bend in the River Irwell. The site contains a local nature reserve that has received the prestigious Green Flag Award.

Three of the Irwell Sculpture Trail's artworks can be found here. The Lookout by Tim Norris was created in 2001 and takes inspiration from the landscape and the materials remaining from the site's industrial past.

Rosie Leventon's Dig was inspired by a nearly extinct boat, called a 'starvationer' due to the external ribs of its construction. These kinds of boats were used to transport coal through the underground tunnels on this site. Finally, Stephen Charnock's 2008 collection, Wet Earth Sculptures, is on the site of the former colliery.

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Location: Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

Irwell Sculpture Trail at Clifton Country Park

1. River Irwell & Clifton Country Park loop from Clifton Station — Manchester

2. Hiking loop from Clifton

3. River Irwell Tributary – View of Clifton Aqueduct loop from Heaton Park

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