Gallery Oldham and more near Shaw
Museums or galleries make up 4 of the 7 places on the list. None of them is inside Shaw itself. Day-trippers head 14 km out to English Football Hall of Fame.
Just outside Shaw, the best known
Close behind Gallery Oldham are 2 museums, 2 churches and a zoo.
Art galleryGallery Oldham3.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumEllenroad Steam Museum1.4 km outside town, to the north
MuseumRochdale Pioneers Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northwestChurchChurchSt. Thomas Church, Werneth4.1 km outside town, to the southZooZooLancaster Park & Animal Farm4.5 km outside town, to the southwestChurchChurchSt Paul's Church, Oldham4.3 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
The outermost point is Rochdale Pioneers Museum, at 5.8 km.
The dashed line is Shaw’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Most are museums or galleries, 4 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Shaw. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
7 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Ellenroad Steam Museum
Stationary steam engine and museum in Milnrow, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
Rochdale Pioneers Museum
Collection (museum), Heritage centre in Toad Lane, Rochdale.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
16 listed buildings are on Shaw’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shaw →
A little further out
First of the 12 big names within reach is English Football Hall of Fame, 14 km away.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame14 km southwest
CathedralManchester Cathedral14 km southwest
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery15 km southwest
MuseumThe Manchester Museum16 km southwest
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum16 km southwest · 830K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library14 km southwest
MuseumImperial War Museum North18 km southwest · 2K visitors a year
CastleBuckton Castle9.4 km southeast
MuseumNational Football Museum14 km southwest
CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist15 km southwest
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park35 km east · 300K visitors a year
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum33 km northeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)Places well known beyond Shaw (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 Shaw
What is there to see near Shaw?
No attraction is mapped inside Shaw itself. Within 5 km of it are Gallery Oldham, Ellenroad Steam Museum, Rochdale Pioneers Museum and St. Thomas Church, Werneth.
Does Shaw have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shaw: Gallery Oldham, Ellenroad Steam Museum, Rochdale Pioneers Museum and Touchstones.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shaw?
None is recorded within 5 km of Shaw.
What are the best-known days out near Shaw?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (14 km), Manchester Cathedral (14 km), Manchester Art Gallery (15 km), The Manchester Museum (16 km).
Where are Shaw’s historic buildings listed?
Shaw has 16 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 Shaw 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)
- Gallery Oldham: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellenroad Steam Museum: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochdale Pioneers Museum: Chemical Engineer, 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
- 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
- Buckton Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, 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
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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