Buckton Castle
12th-century castle in Mossley, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
Attractions in Hadfield
Photo: Buckton Castle, Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom (CC BY-SA 2.0)From Hadfield, 6.2 km to Buckton Castle
The best-known day out from Hadfield is English Football Hall of Fame, 17 km away. Nothing on our list is inside Hadfield’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle and a museum.
In Hadfield
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Hadfield
Buckton Castle aside, the next best known is a museum.
CastleBuckton Castle4.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumAstley Cheetham Art Gallery2.9 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
Map of the places
The map ends at Buckton Castle, 6.2 km out.
The dashed line is Hadfield’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
By kind
Between them they are a castle and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Hadfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The list in full
You will find both within 5 km of its edge.
Astley Cheetham Art Gallery
Art museum in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
54 listed buildings are on Hadfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hadfield →
Big names nearby
A little further out
English Football Hall of Fame, at 17 km, heads the 12.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame17 km west
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery17 km west
CathedralManchester Cathedral18 km west
MuseumThe Manchester Museum17 km west
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle19 km southeast
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum18 km west · 830K visitors a year
Historic houseChatsworth House36 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall14 km south
MuseumChetham's Library18 km west
MuseumImperial War Museum North21 km west · 2K visitors a year
MuseumNational Football Museum17 km west
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park32 km northeast · 300K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Hadfield (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.
Seeing Hadfield: questions
What is there to see near Hadfield?
No attraction is mapped inside Hadfield itself. Within 5 km of it are Buckton Castle and Astley Cheetham Art Gallery.
Does Hadfield have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Hadfield: Astley Cheetham Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hadfield?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Peveril Castle (English Heritage), 19 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Hadfield?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (17 km), Manchester Art Gallery (17 km), Manchester Cathedral (18 km), The Manchester Museum (17 km).
Where are Hadfield’s historic buildings listed?
Hadfield has 54 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 Hadfield 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)
- Buckton Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., 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
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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