Rochdale AFC

Spotland Stadium, home to Rochdale AFC, sits on the edge of Bury with a proper working-class football pedigree. The club plays in the English Football League and the ground itself has that lived-in feel you get from a stadium that's been hosting matches since 1907. It's absolutely not a destination attraction like Old Trafford, but if you're staying at Burrs Country Park or Dearden Wood and you fancy a match day experience, it's worth checking the fixture list.

The stadium holds around 10,000 and on a Saturday afternoon with the home support, it's got genuine atmosphere - the kind of place where you'll actually hear what's being said in the stands. Families turn up with their kids, locals have been coming for decades, and there's none of that corporate pretension you'd find elsewhere. You get a real sense of community football here.

Admission depends on the fixture and whether you're in the home or away end. Match days are your obvious opportunity, though the ground itself isn't particularly worth wandering around on a non-match day. If you're camping nearby and fancy a Saturday outing, it's a short drive from either caravan site. Budget a couple of hours maximum - the match itself plus pints before or after if that's your thing. It won't blow your mind architecturally, but it's an honest football ground with genuine character. Worth a go if you're a football type.