Laurel and Hardy Museum, the place to visit in Ulverston
One place to visit is mapped inside Ulverston’s built-up area, and 4 more within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a museum, a historic house and a zoo. Drive 9.4 km to reach Furness Abbey.
Most famous in Ulverston
A historic house, a zoo and an abbey or priory follow Laurel and Hardy Museum.
Historic houseHolker Hall2.4 km outside town, to the eastZooZooSouth Lakes Safari Zoo4.3 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or prioryCartmel Priory4.3 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionLakeland Miniature Village3.7 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Head east for most of the 4 just outside.
The dashed line is Ulverston’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
Between them they are a museum, a historic house and a zoo.
Green: inside Ulverston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
One in town leads, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
The one inside Ulverston comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
140 listed buildings are on Ulverston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ulverston →
Around the region
Day trips number 12; the best known is Furness Abbey, 9.4 km off.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey9.4 km southwest
CastleLancaster Castle24 km southeast
MuseumThe Dock Museum13 km southwest · 68K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustHill Top19 km northeast
CastleGleaston Castle7 km south
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle15 km south
CastleMillom Castle12 km west
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle23 km northeast
CathedralLancaster Cathedral25 km southeast
CastleDalton Castle7.4 km southwestCastleCastleMuncaster Castle26 km northwest
CastleKendal Castle27 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Ulverston (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.
Planning a visit to Ulverston
What are the main attractions in Ulverston?
The place to visit inside Ulverston’s built-up area is Laurel and Hardy Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Ulverston have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ulverston: Laurel and Hardy Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ulverston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Furness Abbey (English Heritage), 9.4 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ulverston?
Within 40 km: Furness Abbey (9.4 km), Lancaster Castle (24 km), The Dock Museum (13 km), Hill Top (19 km).
Where are Ulverston’s historic buildings listed?
Ulverston has 140 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 Ulverston 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)
- Holker Hall: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cartmel Priory: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Dock Museum: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gleaston Castle: Chas Hollwey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millom Castle: Andrew Woodhall, 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
- Dalton Castle: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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