A wildlife park just outside Fowley Common: Wild Wings Birds of Prey
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 4 of its 5. All of them lie outside Fowley Common. Allow a day for English Football Hall of Fame, 17 km off.
The first to see around Fowley Common
Next to Wild Wings Birds of Prey, the best known are 4 museums.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Head to the north for most of the 5 on the list.
The dashed line is Fowley Common’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
4 of the 5 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Fowley Common. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 5.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Further afield
Best known of the 12 within reach is English Football Hall of Fame, at 17 km.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame17 km east
MuseumImperial War Museum North13 km east · 2K visitors a year
CathedralManchester Cathedral17 km east
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery17 km east
MuseumThe Manchester Museum17 km east
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum16 km east · 830K visitors a year
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery33 km west · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral32 km west
MuseumChetham's Library17 km east
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King32 km west
CastleHalton Castle19 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool34 km west · 540K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Fowley Common (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Questions about Fowley Common’s attractions
What is there to see near Fowley Common?
No attraction is mapped inside Fowley Common itself. Within 5 km of it are Wild Wings Birds of Prey, Leigh Spinners Mill Heritage Centre, North West Computer Museum and Leigh Town Hall Archives.
Does Fowley Common have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Fowley Common: Leigh Spinners Mill Heritage Centre, North West Computer Museum, Leigh Town Hall Archives and Lancashire Mining Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fowley Common?
None is recorded within 5 km of Fowley Common.
What are the best-known days out near Fowley Common?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (17 km), Imperial War Museum North (13 km), Manchester Cathedral (17 km), Manchester Art Gallery (17 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Fowley Common when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (12)
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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