Around Tyldesley, start with RHS Garden Bridgewater
Museums or galleries make up 5 of the 7 places on the list. All of them lie outside Tyldesley. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by RHS. Further afield, English Football Hall of Fame is 14 km from the centre.
Around Tyldesley: where to begin
Next to RHS Garden Bridgewater, the best known are 4 museums and a historic house.
Garden · RHSRHS Garden Bridgewater2.3 km outside town, to the east
Historic house · RHSWorsley New Hall2.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumWinding House1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumLancashire Mining Museum1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumNorth West Computer Museum2.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumLeigh Spinners Mill Heritage Centre2.2 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
At 4.5 km, Leigh Town Hall Archives is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Tyldesley’s 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
Most common are museums or galleries: 5 of 7.
Green: inside Tyldesley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by RHS (RHS Garden Bridgewater and Worsley New Hall).
Everything to see
Nothing is inside Tyldesley itself; these 7 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Tyldesley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tyldesley →
The wider area
English Football Hall of Fame, at 14 km, heads the 12.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame14 km east
CathedralManchester Cathedral14 km east
MuseumImperial War Museum North11 km southeast · 2K visitors a year
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery15 km east
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum14 km east · 830K visitors a year
MuseumThe Manchester Museum15 km east
MuseumChetham's Library14 km east
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery37 km west · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral37 km west
MuseumNational Football Museum14 km east
CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist13 km east
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King36 km westPlaces well known beyond Tyldesley (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 Tyldesley
What is there to see near Tyldesley?
No attraction is mapped inside Tyldesley itself. Within 5 km of it are RHS Garden Bridgewater, Worsley New Hall, Winding House and Lancashire Mining Museum.
Does Tyldesley have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Tyldesley: Winding House, Lancashire Mining Museum, North West Computer Museum and Leigh Spinners Mill Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tyldesley?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Tyldesley, 2 places are cared for by RHS (RHS Garden Bridgewater and Worsley New Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Tyldesley?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (14 km), Manchester Cathedral (14 km), Imperial War Museum North (11 km), Manchester Art Gallery (15 km).
Where are Tyldesley’s historic buildings listed?
Tyldesley has 12 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 Tyldesley 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 (14)
- RHS Garden Bridgewater: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Worsley New Hall: Public domain, 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
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, 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
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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