Day trips from Longtown, led by Carlisle Cathedral
Scaleby Hill Vintage Motor Bike Museum is the only place we list in Longtown or within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Carlisle Cathedral is 13 km. 12 places lie within 40 km, 10 castles and a cathedral among them.
Closest to Longtown
Scaleby Hill Vintage Motor Bike Museum is 7.6 km from the middle of Longtown. Scaleby Hill Vintage Motor Bike Museum is a transport museum.
Plotted around Longtown
The map numbers 7 places, in the order of the tiles below.
Longtown is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
12 of the 13 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Longtown. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Carlisle Castle and Lanercost Priory).
Every place, in and near Longtown
13 places, all within 40 km, make the list.
Caerlaverock Castle
Former castle archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
Featherstone Castle
Large Gothic style country mansion situated on the bank of the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England.
What is in or close to Longtown comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Longtown’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Longtown →
For a day out
Our list has 12 places within 40 km; these lead.
2CathedralCarlisle Cathedral13 km south
3Castle · English HeritageCarlisle Castle13 km southCastle4CastleCaerlaverock Castle36 km west
5CastleScaleby Castle9.1 km southeastCastle6CastleHermitage Castle29 km north
7CastleNaworth Castle19 km east
CastleCorby Castle17 km southeastCastleCastleBewcastle Castle (ruins)19 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLanercost Priory18 km eastCastleCastleAskerton Castle17 km east
CastleDrumburgh Castle15 km southwest
CastleFeatherstone Castle30 km eastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Carlisle →
Places to visit in Longtown: questions
What is there to see near Longtown?
No attraction is mapped inside Longtown itself. Within 5 km of it are Scaleby Hill Vintage Motor Bike Museum.
Does Longtown have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Longtown: Scaleby Hill Vintage Motor Bike Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Longtown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Carlisle Castle (English Heritage), 13 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Longtown?
Within 40 km: Carlisle Cathedral (13 km), Carlisle Castle (13 km), Caerlaverock Castle (36 km), Scaleby Castle (9.1 km).
Where are Longtown’s historic buildings listed?
Longtown has 7 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 Longtown 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 (4)
- Carlisle Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Castle: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scaleby Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naworth Castle: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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