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Attractions in Accrington

What to see in Accrington, from Haworth Art Gallery on

Of the 9 places to visit in and around Accrington, 8 are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 7 beyond the 2 inside Accrington’s built-up area. Travel 7.6 km and you reach Blackburn Cathedral.

Photo: Haworth Art Gallery, Alexander P Kapp; cropped by Beyond My Ken 20:33, 28 August 2011 (UTC) (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Accrington
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Start here in Accrington

Behind Haworth Art Gallery on the list are 4 museums and a historic house.

MuseumHaworth Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseumAccrington Domein townMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall4.6 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseHistoric houseMartholme3.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumHelmshore Mills Textile Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumThe Whitaker4.1 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Around Accrington, mapped

The list reaches out to Gawthorpe Hall, 7.4 km away.

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The dashed line is Accrington’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

Kind by kind

Museums or galleries lead the count with 8 of 9.

Museums & galleries 8 museums2 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Full list of places

2 in town lead, with 7 more within 5 km of its edge after them.

The 2 inside Accrington come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Start with Blackburn Cathedral, 7.6 km off, the best known of 12.

CathedralBlackburn Cathedral7.6 km westMuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame31 km southCathedralManchester Cathedral31 km southAbbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey8.1 km northArt galleryManchester Art Gallery31 km southMuseumThe Manchester Museum33 km southBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum31 km south · 830K visitors a yearMuseumImperial War Museum North32 km south · 2K visitors a yearMuseumChetham's Library31 km southMuseumPendle Heritage Centre15 km northeast · 100K visitors a yearCastleSkipton Castle33 km northeastMuseumNational Football Museum31 km south

Places well known beyond Accrington (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 Accrington: the answers

What are the main attractions in Accrington?

The best known inside Accrington’s built-up area are Haworth Art Gallery and Accrington Dome. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.

Does Accrington have a museum?

8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Accrington: Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington Dome, Gawthorpe Hall and Helmshore Mills Textile Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Whalley Abbey (English Heritage), 8.1 km north.

What are the best-known days out near Accrington?

Within 40 km: Blackburn Cathedral (7.6 km), English Football Hall of Fame (31 km), Manchester Cathedral (31 km), Whalley Abbey (8.1 km).

Where are Accrington’s historic buildings listed?

Accrington has 36 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 Accrington 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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