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Thurnham Hall
Historic house · near Galgate · Lancashire

Thurnham Hall

Thurnham Hall is a grade I listed English country house. It lies 1.6 km southwest of Galgate. Our list has 28 more places within 15 km; first among them is Lancaster Castle, at 7.3 km.

Photo: Thurnham Hall, Humphrey Bolton (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
1.6 km
southwest of Galgate
How well known
Top 44%
#3,733 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 18–19°C
In brief

Historic house near Galgate

Just outside Galgate

Thurnham Hall is 1.6 km southwest of Galgate. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Galgate has 13 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

June to August are the warmest in Galgate, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 2°94 mm
Feb8° / 2°87 mm
Mar9° / 3°74 mm
Apr12° / 5°61 mm
May15° / 7°66 mm
Jun18° / 10°79 mm
Jul19° / 12°93 mm
Aug19° / 12°109 mm
Sep17° / 10°108 mm
Oct13° / 8°120 mm
Nov10° / 5°124 mm
Dec8° / 2°123 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Galgate, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Galgate. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Galgate’s full climate →
About

Thurnham Hall

Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Galgate’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Historic house
Listed
Grade I listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 2 languages
Town
1.6 km southwest of Galgate
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Where it sits

Orange marks Thurnham Hall, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Bases near Thurnham Hall

Lancaster tops the 5 for size, at 52,646 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

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  1. 1Galgate
  2. 2Bailrigg
  3. 3Overton
  4. 4Lancaster
  5. 5Forton
1 · 1.6 km northeast of it

Galgate

2,085 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Bailrigg

4,788 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km northwest of it

Overton

1,016 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 4.3 km north of it

Lancaster

52,646 people · 22 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns
TownWhere Thurnham Hall isPeoplePlaces to visit
Galgate1.6 km northeast of it2,0855
Bailrigg2.5 km northeast of it4,78817
Overton3.6 km northwest of it1,01617
Lancaster4.3 km north of it52,64622
Forton4.5 km southeast of it4403
Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Choose from 28 places within 15 km, such as 2 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Thurnham Hall

Where is Thurnham Hall?

Thurnham Hall is 1.6 km southwest of Galgate, Lancashire.

What is Thurnham Hall?

Grade I listed English country house in Thurnham, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Thurnham Hall?

June to August are the warmest months in Galgate, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Thurnham Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Thurnham Hall?

Within 15 km: Lancaster Castle (7.3 km), Lancaster Cathedral (7.2 km), Greenhalgh Castle (10 km) and Cockersand Abbey (3.7 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 (8)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.