Plenty of free parking at Burrs Country Park. There are three Sculptures within the park, The Water Wheel, Picnic Area and Stone Cycle. There are a few other caches within the Park and along this route from Burrs to Summerseat.
Great walk along the path between the canal and the river Irwell, lots of opportunity for birdwatching, especially Kingfishers at the cache site.
The construction of the Manchester, Bolton Bury Canal meant that a water supply was required to feed the header reservoir at Elton. To accommodate this the canal feeder was constructed around 1803 and connected into the existing goit. In 1808
In 1952 the earliest part of Burrs Mill was demolished. The rest of the mill followed in 1982 leaving only the chimney and the workers cottages. The site was acquired by Bury Metro in 1986 and work started on redeveloping the site as a country park.
Lovely area, free to park, lots of walks and along side the caravan park runs the East Lancs Railway, great for steam train enthusiasts. There is a children's activitiy centre offering canoeing, archery, wall climbing etc and a free kids mini assault course. Great area for dog walking.