One to see in Eccles: Eccles Community Art Gallery
Visits to Science and Industry Museum run to about 830K a year. We list one place to visit inside Eccles’ built-up area and 22 within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 7 museums, 3 art galleries and 3 gardens. Of these, 3 are looked after: 2 by RHS and 1 by the National Trust. Travel 7.5 km and you reach English Football Hall of Fame.
The first to see in Eccles
Behind Eccles Community Art Gallery on the list are 3 museums, a cathedral and a garden.
MuseumImperial War Museum North2.3 km outside town, to the southeast · 2K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum4.7 km outside town, to the east · 830K visitors a year
CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist4.4 km outside town, to the east
MuseumPeople's History Museum4.9 km outside town, to the east
Garden · RHSRHS Garden Bridgewater1.4 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 view
Furthest from the centre is People's History Museum, 6.8 km away.
The dashed line is Eccles’ 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
10 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 4.
Green: inside Eccles. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for: 2 by RHS and 1 by the National Trust (RHS Garden Bridgewater, Worsley New Hall and Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield).
Every place, in and near Eccles
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 22 more.
Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist
Roman Catholic cathedral in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
People's History Museum
Grade II listed history museum in Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
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9Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield
Railway viaduct in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
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11Ordsall Hall
Grade I listed English country house museum in Ordsall, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.
12Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Art museum in Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.
The one inside Eccles comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
25 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Eccles’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Eccles →
The wider area
The pick of the 12 is English Football Hall of Fame, 7.5 km off.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame7.5 km east
CathedralManchester Cathedral7.3 km east
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery7.5 km east
MuseumThe Manchester Museum8.2 km east
MuseumChetham's Library7.4 km east
MuseumNational Football Museum7.5 km east
MuseumManchester Jewish Museum7.9 km east
MuseumPankhurst Centre8.8 km east
MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum12 km northwest
CastleHalton Castle28 km southwest
Art galleryThe Whitworth8.7 km east
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall26 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Eccles (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 Eccles: questions
What are the main attractions in Eccles?
The place to visit inside Eccles’ built-up area is Eccles Community Art Gallery. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 22 more within 5 km.
Does Eccles have a museum?
10 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Eccles: Eccles Community Art Gallery, Imperial War Museum North, Science and Industry Museum and People's History Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Eccles?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Eccles, 3 places are cared for: 2 by RHS and 1 by the National Trust (RHS Garden Bridgewater, Worsley New Hall and Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield).
What are the best-known days out near Eccles?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (7.5 km), Manchester Cathedral (7.3 km), Manchester Art Gallery (7.5 km), The Manchester Museum (8.2 km).
Where are Eccles’ historic buildings listed?
Eccles has 25 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Eccles 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 (23)
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- People's History Museum: Bernard Randall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RHS Garden Bridgewater: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Lowry: Bernard Randall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Worsley New Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Flixton House: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ordsall Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salford Museum and Art Gallery: Richard Rogerson, 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
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Jewish Museum: Richerman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pankhurst Centre: Kurt Adkins (WebHamster), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Whitworth: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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