From Ramsbottom, 5.7 km to Turton Tower
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 8 of 9. All of them lie outside Ramsbottom. Travel 18 km and you reach English Football Hall of Fame.
The best known around Ramsbottom
Behind Turton Tower on the list are 3 museums, a heritage railway and an art gallery.
MuseumTurton Tower3.9 km outside town, to the westHeritage railwayHeritage railwayEast Lancashire Railway3.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumBury Transport Museum3.5 km outside town, to the south
MuseumThe Fusilier Museum3.8 km outside town, to the south
Art galleryBury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre3.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumHelmshore Mills Textile Museum4.1 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The map stretches to The Whitaker, 7.3 km away.
The dashed line is Ramsbottom’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
8 of the 9 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Ramsbottom. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
All 9 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Bury Transport Museum
Transport museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre
Museum, archives, and gallery in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Wool and cotton mills in Lancashire, England.
7Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
38 listed buildings are on Ramsbottom’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ramsbottom →
For a day out
English Football Hall of Fame, at 18 km, heads the 12 day trips.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame18 km south
CathedralManchester Cathedral18 km south
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery18 km south
MuseumThe Manchester Museum20 km south
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum18 km south · 830K visitors a year
MuseumImperial War Museum North19 km south · 2K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library18 km south
MuseumNational Football Museum18 km south
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral16 km northwest
MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum9.7 km southwest
CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist18 km south
MuseumManchester Jewish Museum17 km southPlaces well known beyond Ramsbottom (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.
Common questions about Ramsbottom
What is there to see near Ramsbottom?
No attraction is mapped inside Ramsbottom itself. Within 5 km of it are Turton Tower, East Lancashire Railway, Bury Transport Museum and The Fusilier Museum.
Does Ramsbottom have a museum?
8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ramsbottom: Turton Tower, Bury Transport Museum, The Fusilier Museum and Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ramsbottom?
None is recorded within 5 km of Ramsbottom.
What are the best-known days out near Ramsbottom?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (18 km), Manchester Cathedral (18 km), Manchester Art Gallery (18 km), The Manchester Museum (20 km).
Where are Ramsbottom’s historic buildings listed?
Ramsbottom has 38 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 Ramsbottom 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 (18)
- Turton Tower: Austen Redman at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury Transport Museum: Chemical Engineer, 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
- Helmshore Mills Textile Museum: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Whitaker: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, 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
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