
From Staveley, 2.2 km to Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre
For a trip from Staveley, Hill Top is 10 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Staveley’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are an attraction and a museum.
Around Staveley: where to begin
Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre aside, the next best known is a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Staveley
At the edge of the map sits From Auschwitz to Ambleside, 5.7 km out.
The dashed line is Staveley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
The list holds an attraction and a museum.
Green: inside Staveley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Staveley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Staveley →
Out of town
Hill Top, at 10 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Historic house · National TrustHill Top10 km west
CastleKendal Castle7.8 km southeast
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle11 km south
Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle32 km north
Castle · National TrustWray Castle9.9 km west
Historic house · National TrustTownend7.5 km northwest
Historic houseRydal Mount13 km northwest
CastleLancaster Castle36 km south
CastleAppleby Castle31 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBrough Castle36 km northeast
Art galleryAbbot Hall Art Gallery7.7 km southeast
CastlePendragon Castle32 km eastPlaces well known beyond Staveley (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.
Good to know in Staveley
What is there to see near Staveley?
No attraction is mapped inside Staveley itself. Within 5 km of it are Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre and From Auschwitz to Ambleside.
Does Staveley have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Staveley: From Auschwitz to Ambleside.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Staveley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hill Top (National Trust), 10 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Staveley?
Within 40 km: Hill Top (10 km), Kendal Castle (7.8 km), Sizergh Castle (11 km), Brougham Castle (32 km).
Where are Staveley’s historic buildings listed?
Staveley has 5 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 Staveley 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)
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Appleby Castle: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brough Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbot Hall Art Gallery: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendragon Castle: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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