Clitheroe Castle Museum
Among the sights of Clitheroe is Clitheroe Castle Museum. Within 15 km there are 19 more places to visit, starting with Whalley Abbey (5.7 km). Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.
Museum in Clitheroe
Inside Clitheroe
Clitheroe Castle Museum is inside Clitheroe’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Warm weather in Clitheroe runs June to August, with highs of 18–20°C.
Clitheroe Castle Museum
Museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
In Clitheroe, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Clitheroe
Where Clitheroe Castle Museum is
The orange dot is Clitheroe Castle Museum; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Clitheroe’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Clitheroe Castle Museum
Clitheroe, with 16,626 people, is the largest of the 7. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Clitheroe
Waddington
Chatburn
West Bradford
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Clitheroe Castle Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clitheroe | It’s in town | 16,626 | 3 |
| Waddington | 2.1 km northwest of it | 1,005 | 3 |
| Chatburn | 2.4 km northeast of it | 1,125 | 2 |
| West Bradford | 2.6 km north of it | 564 | 2 |
| Barrow | 2.7 km south of it | 1,388 | 4 |
| Grindleton | 3.8 km northeast of it | 441 | 2 |
| Whalley | 4.3 km south of it | 3,411 | 4 |
Worth adding to a visit
A visit can add 3 historic houses, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 museums, from 19 places within 15 km.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey5.7 km away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey5.9 km away3
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral15 km away4
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre12 km away · 100K visitors a year5MuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall9.9 km away6
Historic houseBrowsholme Hall6.8 km away7
Historic houseNorthcote Manor7.6 km away8Historic houseHistoric houseMartholme7.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Clitheroe Castle Museum?
Clitheroe Castle Museum is in Clitheroe, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Clitheroe Castle Museum?
Museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Clitheroe Castle Museum?
June to August are the warmest months in Clitheroe, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Clitheroe Castle Museum?
Within 15 km: Whalley Abbey (5.7 km), Sawley Abbey (5.9 km), Blackburn Cathedral (15 km) and Pendle Heritage Centre (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Clitheroe Castle Museum: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sawley Abbey: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Browsholme Hall: Hugh Chevallier, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northcote Manor: CillaLowe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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