Hollingworth Lake & Visitor Centre

About

Hollingworth Lake Country Park in Littleborough is an award-winning tourist destination, built originally as the main water source for the Rochdale Canal but was later developed as a tourist resort in the 1860s.

This much-loved beauty spot offers a wide range of facilities for all ages, making it the ideal place for everyone to enjoy the great outdoors. 

Soak in the stunning scenery; have a picnic; do watersports; discover wildlife in the nature reserve or just enjoy a relaxing walk around the picturesque lake

Parks and gardens - information and advice

Visitor Centre

The Visitor Centre, toilets and cafe at Hollingworth Lake will be closed from Monday, 13 September 2021 as work begins redeveloping the site into a new RSPCA animal welfare centre. It's due to reopen early 2022. Alternative lake visitor information will be provided.

The existing visitor centre shop and exhibition area will be permanently closed and redesigned to provide animal welfare facilities to enable the RSPCA to continue to provide animal care and rehoming services across the borough of Rochdale and wider area.

The 250-space car park, nature reserve and playground will remain open.

New facilities will include:

- Self-contained accommodation for park rangers
- Modern public toilets accessible for public and general use (available late 2021).
- A larger dog-friendly café (available late 2021).
- Meeting room - bookable for community groups and schools.
- Provision of an outdoor events, community engagement and educational space

More about Hollingworth Lake:

- Car parks at Hollingworth Lake (external link)

- Walking routes around Hollingworth Lake (external link)

- Activity centre at Hollingworth Lake (external link)