A castle just outside Great Urswick: Gleaston Castle
None of our places to visit is inside Great Urswick’s built-up area; 5 are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 castles, a zoo and an attraction. Drive 5.7 km to reach Furness Abbey.
Where to start near Great Urswick
A castle, a zoo and an attraction follow Gleaston Castle.
CastleGleaston Castle2.6 km outside town, to the south
CastleDalton Castle4 km outside town, to the westZooZooSouth Lakes Safari Zoo2.8 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionGleaston Water Mill3.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumLaurel and Hardy Museum3.8 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
At the edge of the map sits Dalton Castle, 4.3 km out.
The dashed line is Great Urswick’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What there is to see
The list holds 2 castles, a zoo and an attraction.
Green: inside Great Urswick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
Each of the 5 is within 5 km of its edge.
Dalton Castle
Grade I listed local museum in Dalton Town with Newton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Great Urswick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Great Urswick →
Big names nearby
Furness Abbey, at 5.7 km, heads the 12.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey5.7 km southwest
MuseumThe Dock Museum9.5 km southwest · 68K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle12 km south
CastleLancaster Castle24 km southeast
AttractionBlackpool Tower39 km south
Historic house · National TrustHill Top23 km northeast
CastleMillom Castle12 km northwest
Historic houseHolker Hall9.5 km east
CathedralLancaster Cathedral25 km southeast
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle27 km northeastCastleCastleMuncaster Castle27 km northwest
CastleKendal Castle31 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Great Urswick (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 Great Urswick
What is there to see near Great Urswick?
No attraction is mapped inside Great Urswick itself. Within 5 km of it are Gleaston Castle, Dalton Castle, South Lakes Safari Zoo and Gleaston Water Mill.
Does Great Urswick have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Great Urswick: Laurel and Hardy Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Great Urswick?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Furness Abbey (English Heritage), 5.7 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Great Urswick?
Within 40 km: Furness Abbey (5.7 km), The Dock Museum (9.5 km), Piel Castle (12 km), Lancaster Castle (24 km).
Where are Great Urswick’s historic buildings listed?
Great Urswick has 4 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Great Urswick 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 (13)
- Gleaston Castle: Chas Hollwey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalton Castle: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Dock Museum: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millom Castle: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holker Hall: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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