Places to visit near Swarthmoor: South Lakes Safari Zoo & more
A day out from Swarthmoor leads to Furness Abbey, 7.7 km away. With nothing inside Swarthmoor’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for a zoo and a museum.
Top of the list around Swarthmoor
Second to South Lakes Safari Zoo 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.
Map of the places
Out at 4 km is South Lakes Safari Zoo, the farthest.
The dashed line is Swarthmoor’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
It comes down to a zoo and a museum.
Green: inside Swarthmoor. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
You will find both within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Swarthmoor’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Swarthmoor →
For a day out
Top of the 12 day trips: Furness Abbey, at 7.7 km.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey7.7 km southwest
MuseumThe Dock Museum11 km southwest · 68K visitors a year
CastleGleaston Castle5.7 km south
CastleLancaster Castle25 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle14 km south
Historic house · National TrustHill Top21 km northeast
CastleMillom Castle11 km west
CastleDalton Castle5.7 km southwest
Historic houseHolker Hall8.6 km east
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle25 km northeast
CathedralLancaster Cathedral26 km southeastCastleCastleMuncaster Castle26 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Swarthmoor (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.
Before a day out in Swarthmoor
What is there to see near Swarthmoor?
No attraction is mapped inside Swarthmoor itself. Within 5 km of it are South Lakes Safari Zoo and Laurel and Hardy Museum.
Does Swarthmoor have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Swarthmoor: Laurel and Hardy Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Swarthmoor?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Furness Abbey (English Heritage), 7.7 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Swarthmoor?
Within 40 km: Furness Abbey (7.7 km), The Dock Museum (11 km), Gleaston Castle (5.7 km), Lancaster Castle (25 km).
Where are Swarthmoor’s historic buildings listed?
Swarthmoor 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 Swarthmoor 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 (11)
- 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
- Gleaston Castle: Chas Hollwey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, 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
- Dalton Castle: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holker Hall: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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