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Saddleworth Museum
Attractions in Uppermill

In Uppermill, Saddleworth Museum is the place to visit

Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 3 beyond the one inside Uppermill’s built-up area. The mix takes in a museum, a castle and an art gallery. Set 17 km out, English Football Hall of Fame makes a day trip.

Photo: Saddleworth Museum, Paul Anderson (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Uppermill
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

The best known in Uppermill

A castle, an art gallery and a church follow Saddleworth Museum.

MuseumSaddleworth Museumin townCastleBuckton Castle2 km outside town, to the southArt galleryGallery Oldham4.3 km outside town, to the westChurchChurchSt Paul's Church, Oldham4.6 km outside town, to the west

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 things are

To the west lie most of the 3 nearby.

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The dashed line is Uppermill’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

Kinds of place

Museums or galleries lead the count with 2; 2 are castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 1 museum · 1 art gallery1 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 church0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

The complete list

In town there is one, and the list adds 3 more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Uppermill comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

96 listed buildings are on Uppermill’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Uppermill →

Big names nearby

Days out

Out of town, English Football Hall of Fame (17 km) leads 12 names to know.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame17 km westCathedralManchester Cathedral17 km westArt galleryManchester Art Gallery17 km southwestMuseumThe Manchester Museum17 km southwestBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum18 km southwest · 830K visitors a yearMuseumChetham's Library17 km westMuseumImperial War Museum North21 km west · 2K visitors a yearMuseumNational Football Museum17 km westCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle27 km southeastMuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park30 km east · 300K visitors a yearCathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist18 km westMuseumNational Science and Media Museum32 km northeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)

Places well known beyond Uppermill (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 Uppermill: your questions

What are the main attractions in Uppermill?

The place to visit inside Uppermill’s built-up area is Saddleworth Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.

Does Uppermill have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Uppermill: Saddleworth Museum and Gallery Oldham.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Peveril Castle (English Heritage), 27 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Uppermill?

Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (17 km), Manchester Cathedral (17 km), Manchester Art Gallery (17 km), The Manchester Museum (17 km).

Where are Uppermill’s historic buildings listed?

Uppermill has 96 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 Uppermill 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.