Nothing in Burneside itself: Kendal Castle is 3.7 km away
5 of the 6 places to visit in and around Burneside are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Burneside. Beyond the town, the best known is Sizergh Castle, 7.8 km off.
Just outside Burneside, the best known
After Kendal Castle come 3 museums and 2 art galleries.
CastleKendal Castle3 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryAbbot Hall Art Gallery3 km outside town, to the south
MuseumKendal Museum2.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumMuseum of Lakeland Life & Industry3 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryThe Wildman Gallery2.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumQuaker Tapestry Museum2.5 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
To the southeast is where most of the 6 nearby are.
The dashed line is Burneside’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
Most common are museums or galleries: 5 of 6.
Green: inside Burneside. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
Each of the 6 is within 5 km of its edge.
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Grade I listed art museum in Kendal, United Kingdom.
Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
Local museum in Kendal, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Burneside’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Burneside →
Further away
Leading the 12 is Sizergh Castle, 7.8 km away; they include 7 castles and 4 historic houses.
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle7.8 km south
Historic house · National TrustHill Top13 km west
Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle34 km north
CastleLancaster Castle34 km south
Castle · National TrustWray Castle14 km west
Castle · English HeritageBrough Castle34 km northeast
CastleAppleby Castle30 km northeast
Historic houseLevens Hall11 km south
CastlePendragon Castle29 km east
Historic house · National TrustTownend12 km northwest
Historic houseRydal Mount18 km northwest
CathedralLancaster Cathedral34 km southPlaces well known beyond Burneside (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.
Common questions about Burneside
What is there to see near Burneside?
No attraction is mapped inside Burneside itself. Within 5 km of it are Kendal Castle, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal Museum and Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry.
Does Burneside have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Burneside: Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal Museum, Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry and The Wildman Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Burneside?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Sizergh Castle (National Trust), 7.8 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Burneside?
Within 40 km: Sizergh Castle (7.8 km), Hill Top (13 km), Brougham Castle (34 km), Lancaster Castle (34 km).
Where are Burneside’s historic buildings listed?
Burneside has 1 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
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 Burneside 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 (16)
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbot Hall Art Gallery: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brough Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Appleby Castle: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levens Hall: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendragon Castle: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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