Lyme Hall
Grade II* listed country estate and park in Cheshire East, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Furness Vale
Photo: Lyme Hall, Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)What is near Furness Vale: Lyme Hall first
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Furness Vale’s built-up area. The mix takes in 2 attractions, a historic house and a museum. Our list counts 2 places looked after by the National Trust. Peveril Castle is worth a day, 14 km from the centre.
In Furness Vale
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
The names to know near Furness Vale
The list goes on from Lyme Hall to 2 attractions and a museum.
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall4 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttraction · National TrustThe Cage3.6 km outside town, to the west
AttractionThe Lantern3.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumNew Mills Heritage Centre1 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
How they lie
The map puts most of the 4 to the west.
The dashed line is Furness Vale’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
What sort of places
The places here are 2 attractions, a historic house and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Furness Vale. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Lyme Hall and The Cage).
Every place
Place after place
Its 4 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Furness Vale’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Furness Vale →
Big names nearby
Beyond the town
Top of the 12 day trips: Peveril Castle, at 14 km.
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle14 km east
Historic houseChatsworth House29 km southeast
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame23 km northwest
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery22 km northwest
MuseumThe Manchester Museum21 km northwest
CathedralManchester Cathedral23 km northwest
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum23 km northwest · 830K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library23 km northwest
MuseumImperial War Museum North25 km northwest · 2K visitors a year
Historic houseBramall Hall12 km west
MuseumNational Football Museum23 km northwest
CastleBuckton Castle18 km northPlaces well known beyond Furness Vale (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.
Know before you go to Furness Vale
What is there to see near Furness Vale?
No attraction is mapped inside Furness Vale itself. Within 5 km of it are Lyme Hall, The Cage, The Lantern and New Mills Heritage Centre.
Does Furness Vale have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Furness Vale: New Mills Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Furness Vale?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Furness Vale, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Lyme Hall and The Cage).
What are the best-known days out near Furness Vale?
Within 40 km: Peveril Castle (14 km), Chatsworth House (29 km), English Football Hall of Fame (23 km), Manchester Art Gallery (22 km).
Where are Furness Vale’s historic buildings listed?
Furness Vale has 2 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 Furness Vale 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 (15)
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Lantern: Paul Brooker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- New Mills Heritage Centre: Jon loaded here by Victuallers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bramall Hall: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckton Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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