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Buckton Castle
Attractions in Dobcross

Around Dobcross, start with Buckton Castle

Our list finds nothing inside Dobcross’ built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. They include a castle, an art gallery and a museum. Beyond the town, English Football Hall of Fame sits 17 km away.

Photo: Buckton Castle, Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Dobcross
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

The names to know near Dobcross

After Buckton Castle come an art gallery and a museum.

CastleBuckton Castle4.5 km outside town, to the southArt galleryGallery Oldham5 km outside town, to the westMuseumSaddleworth Museum700 m outside town, to the southeast

Each 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

The layout

Gallery Oldham, 6.4 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Dobcross’ 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

Grouped by kind

Museums or galleries lead the count with 2 of 3.

Museums & galleries 1 art gallery · 1 museum0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Dobcross. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The list in full

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

46 listed buildings are on Dobcross’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dobcross →

Big names nearby

Further afield

English Football Hall of Fame, 17 km away, is the best known of the 12.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame17 km southwestCathedralManchester Cathedral17 km southwestArt galleryManchester Art Gallery17 km southwestMuseumThe Manchester Museum18 km southwestBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum18 km southwest · 830K visitors a yearMuseumChetham's Library17 km southwestMuseumImperial War Museum North21 km southwest · 2K visitors a yearMuseumNational Football Museum17 km southwestMuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park30 km east · 300K visitors a yearCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle29 km southeastCathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist18 km southwestMuseumNational Science and Media Museum31 km northeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)

Places well known beyond Dobcross (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.

Asked about places to visit in Dobcross

What is there to see near Dobcross?

No attraction is mapped inside Dobcross itself. Within 5 km of it are Buckton Castle, Gallery Oldham and Saddleworth Museum.

Does Dobcross have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Dobcross: Gallery Oldham and Saddleworth Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Dobcross?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Peveril Castle (English Heritage), 29 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Dobcross?

Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (17 km), Manchester Cathedral (17 km), Manchester Art Gallery (17 km), The Manchester Museum (18 km).

Where are Dobcross’ historic buildings listed?

Dobcross has 46 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 Dobcross 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)

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