From Birch, 4.8 km to Heaton Park
Around Birch, the places to visit include 2 museums, 2 zoos and a historic house. With nothing inside Birch’s built-up area, the list has 11 places within 5 km of its edge. A drive of 9.7 km brings you to English Football Hall of Fame.
Around Birch: where to begin
Beyond Heaton Park, there are 2 museums, a heritage railway and an art gallery.
Historic houseHeaton Park3.4 km outside town, to the southwestHeritage railwayHeritage railwayEast Lancashire Railway5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumHeaton Park Tramway3.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumThe Fusilier Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwest
Art galleryBury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre4.8 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooLancaster Park & Animal Farm3.7 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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 Birch
Head southwest for most of the 11 just outside.
The dashed line is Birch’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
There are more zoos, theme parks or other days out (4) than anything else, then museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Birch. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
You will find all 11 within 5 km of its edge.
Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre
Museum, archives, and gallery in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Birch’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Birch →
Day trips from Birch
The 12 days out are led by English Football Hall of Fame, 9.7 km away.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame9.7 km south
CathedralManchester Cathedral9.8 km south
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery11 km south
MuseumThe Manchester Museum12 km south
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum11 km south · 830K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library9.7 km south
MuseumImperial War Museum North13 km southwest · 2K visitors a year
MuseumNational Football Museum9.8 km south
CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist10 km south
MuseumManchester Jewish Museum8.6 km south
Art galleryGallery Oldham8.2 km southeast
CastleBuckton Castle15 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Birch (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 Birch
What is there to see near Birch?
No attraction is mapped inside Birch itself. Within 5 km of it are Heaton Park, East Lancashire Railway, Heaton Park Tramway and The Fusilier Museum.
Does Birch have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Birch: Heaton Park Tramway, The Fusilier Museum and Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Birch?
None is recorded within 5 km of Birch.
What are the best-known days out near Birch?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (9.7 km), Manchester Cathedral (9.8 km), Manchester Art Gallery (11 km), The Manchester Museum (12 km).
Where are Birch’s historic buildings listed?
Birch has 3 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 Birch 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 (16)
- Heaton Park: Pimlico Badger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heaton Park Tramway: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Fusilier Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre: Paul Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, 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
- 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
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist: The_Cathedral_Church_of_St_John_the_Evangelist,_Chapel_Street,_Salford.jpg: Ian Roberts derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Jewish Museum: Richerman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery Oldham: SMJ, 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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