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Buckton Castle
Attractions in Lees

Buckton Castle heads the list around Lees

All of it lies outside: 6 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Lees’ built-up area. They include 2 museums, 2 churches and a castle. If you have a day, head to English Football Hall of Fame, 13 km away.

Photo: Buckton Castle, Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Lees
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Around Lees: where to begin

Alongside Buckton Castle you find 2 museums, 2 churches and an art gallery.

CastleBuckton Castle3 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryGallery Oldham2 km outside town, to the westMuseumSaddleworth Museum2.7 km outside town, to the eastChurchChurchSt Paul's Church, Oldham2.3 km outside town, to the westChurchChurchSt. Thomas Church, Werneth2.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumMuseum of the Manchester Regiment4.9 km outside town, to the south

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

Where each one is

Head to the west for most of the 6 on the list.

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The dashed line is Lees’ 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 is on offer

3 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 3.

Museums & galleries 2 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 churches · 1 castle0 in town · 3 nearby

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

Every place

The full list

6 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.

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

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

Big names nearby

Day trips

Most famous of the 12 is English Football Hall of Fame, 13 km from the centre.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame13 km southwestCathedralManchester Cathedral13 km southwestArt galleryManchester Art Gallery14 km southwestMuseumThe Manchester Museum14 km southwestBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum15 km southwest · 830K visitors a yearMuseumChetham's Library13 km southwestMuseumImperial War Museum North17 km southwest · 2K visitors a yearMuseumNational Football Museum13 km southwestCathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist14 km southwestCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle29 km southeastMuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park34 km east · 300K visitors a yearHistoric house · National TrustLyme Hall23 km south

Places well known beyond Lees (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.

Places to visit in Lees: questions

What is there to see near Lees?

No attraction is mapped inside Lees itself. Within 5 km of it are Buckton Castle, Gallery Oldham, Saddleworth Museum and St Paul's Church, Oldham.

Does Lees have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lees: Gallery Oldham, Saddleworth Museum and Museum of the Manchester Regiment.

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

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 Lees?

Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (13 km), Manchester Cathedral (13 km), Manchester Art Gallery (14 km), The Manchester Museum (14 km).

Where are Lees’ historic buildings listed?

Lees has 35 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 Lees 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).

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.