Rochdale Pioneers Museum
Collection (museum), Heritage centre in Toad Lane, Rochdale.
Attractions in Wardle
Photo: Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Chemical Engineer (CC BY-SA 4.0)From Wardle, 3.8 km to Rochdale Pioneers Museum
For a trip from Wardle, English Football Hall of Fame is 20 km away. With nothing inside Wardle’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
In Wardle
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Wardle, the best known
The list goes on from Rochdale Pioneers Museum to a museum.
MuseumRochdale Pioneers Museum3.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumTouchstones3.7 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.
The map
Around Wardle, mapped
The map stretches to Touchstones, 4.2 km away.
The dashed line is Wardle’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
What is on offer
Both are museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Wardle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The whole list for Wardle
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Wardle’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wardle →
Big names nearby
Day trips
The pick of the 12 is English Football Hall of Fame, 20 km off.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame20 km south
CathedralManchester Cathedral20 km south
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery20 km south
MuseumThe Manchester Museum21 km south
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum21 km southwest · 830K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library20 km south
MuseumImperial War Museum North23 km southwest · 2K visitors a year
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum29 km northeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)
MuseumNational Football Museum20 km south
CastleBuckton Castle17 km southeast
CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist20 km southwest
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park37 km east · 300K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Wardle (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.
Visiting Wardle: questions
What is there to see near Wardle?
No attraction is mapped inside Wardle itself. Within 5 km of it are Rochdale Pioneers Museum and Touchstones.
Does Wardle have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wardle: Rochdale Pioneers Museum and Touchstones.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wardle?
None is recorded within 5 km of Wardle.
What are the best-known days out near Wardle?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (20 km), Manchester Cathedral (20 km), Manchester Art Gallery (20 km), The Manchester Museum (21 km).
Where are Wardle’s historic buildings listed?
Wardle has 10 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 Wardle 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 (13)
- 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
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckton Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, 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
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