Out from Wingates: The Bolton Steam Museum and more
From Wingates, the big name within reach is English Football Hall of Fame, 21 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Wingates’ built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Top of the list around Wingates
Along with The Bolton Steam Museum, see a museum.
MuseumThe Bolton Steam Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumHorwich Heritage Centre4.1 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.
Mapped
The Bolton Steam Museum, 5.6 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Wingates’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
Both are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Wingates. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Wingates’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wingates →
Names further out
The pick of the 12 is English Football Hall of Fame, 21 km off.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame21 km southeast
CathedralManchester Cathedral20 km southeast
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery21 km southeast
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery34 km southwest · 338K visitors a year
MuseumImperial War Museum North18 km southeast · 2K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum20 km southeast · 830K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral35 km southwest
MuseumThe Manchester Museum22 km southeast
MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum6.6 km east
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King34 km southwest
MuseumChetham's Library20 km southeast
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool36 km southwest · 540K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Wingates (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 Wingates: questions
What is there to see near Wingates?
No attraction is mapped inside Wingates itself. Within 5 km of it are The Bolton Steam Museum and Horwich Heritage Centre.
Does Wingates have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wingates: The Bolton Steam Museum and Horwich Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wingates?
None is recorded within 5 km of Wingates.
What are the best-known days out near Wingates?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (21 km), Manchester Cathedral (20 km), Manchester Art Gallery (21 km), Walker Art Gallery (34 km).
Where are Wingates’ historic buildings listed?
Wingates has 1 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 Wingates 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)
- The Bolton Steam Museum: User:Griffdsp, 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
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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