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Egremont Castle
Attractions in Cleator Moor

What is near Cleator Moor: Egremont Castle first

4 of the 5 places to visit in and around Cleator Moor are museums or galleries. Cleator Moor itself has none of them. Drive 21 km to reach Muncaster Castle.

Photo: Egremont Castle, Paul Lakin (CC BY 3.0)
In Cleator Moor
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

The best known around Cleator Moor

Behind Egremont Castle on the list are 4 museums.

CastleEgremont Castle2.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumThe Rum Story3.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumThe Beacon Museum4.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumHaig Colliery Mining Museum4.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumWest Cumberland Railway Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Mapped around Cleator Moor

Out of town, most of the 5 are to the northwest.

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The dashed line is Cleator Moor’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What is on offer

Most common are museums or galleries: 4 of 5.

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Cleator Moor. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

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.

14 listed buildings are on Cleator Moor’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cleator Moor →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

Muncaster Castle, at 21 km, heads the 12 day trips.

CastleCastleMuncaster Castle21 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustWordworth House19 km northeastCastleCockermouth Castle19 km northeastHeritage railwayHeritage railwayRavenglass and Eskdale Railway20 km southCastleHayton Castle28 km northHistoric houseRydal Mount36 km eastMuseumDerwent Pencil Museum26 km eastAbbey or prioryHolmcultram Abbey39 km northeastCastle · National TrustWray Castle38 km eastCastleMillom Castle37 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustDerwent Island and House25 km eastMuseumMuseumThe Armitt Museum & Library37 km east

Places well known beyond Cleator Moor (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.

Asked about places to visit in Cleator Moor

What is there to see near Cleator Moor?

No attraction is mapped inside Cleator Moor itself. Within 5 km of it are Egremont Castle, The Rum Story, The Beacon Museum and Haig Colliery Mining Museum.

Does Cleator Moor have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cleator Moor: The Rum Story, The Beacon Museum, Haig Colliery Mining Museum and West Cumberland Railway Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cleator Moor?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wordworth House (National Trust), 19 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near Cleator Moor?

Within 40 km: Muncaster Castle (21 km), Wordworth House (19 km), Cockermouth Castle (19 km), Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (20 km).

Where are Cleator Moor’s historic buildings listed?

Cleator Moor has 14 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 Cleator Moor 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).

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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.