Dobroyd Castle, 6.2 km from Bacup
For a trip from Bacup, English Football Hall of Fame is 24 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Bacup’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. There are a castle and a museum to choose from.
Where to start near Bacup
Following Dobroyd Castle is a museum.
CastleDobroyd Castle4.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumThe Whitaker3.7 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Furthest from the centre is The Whitaker, 6.5 km away.
The dashed line is Bacup’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What is on offer
The places here are a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Bacup. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Its 2 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
52 listed buildings are on Bacup’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bacup →
A drive away
Day trips number 12; the best known is English Football Hall of Fame, 24 km off.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame24 km south
CathedralManchester Cathedral24 km south
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery24 km south
MuseumThe Manchester Museum26 km south
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum25 km south · 830K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library24 km south
MuseumImperial War Museum North26 km south · 2K visitors a year
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum31 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral19 km west
MuseumNational Football Museum24 km south
CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist24 km south
CathedralBradford Cathedral32 km eastPlaces well known beyond Bacup (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.
What people ask about Bacup
What is there to see near Bacup?
No attraction is mapped inside Bacup itself. Within 5 km of it are Dobroyd Castle and The Whitaker.
Does Bacup have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bacup: The Whitaker.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bacup?
None is recorded within 5 km of Bacup.
What are the best-known days out near Bacup?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (24 km), Manchester Cathedral (24 km), Manchester Art Gallery (24 km), The Manchester Museum (26 km).
Where are Bacup’s historic buildings listed?
Bacup has 52 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 Bacup 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)
- Dobroyd Castle: Dvprknsn at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Whitaker: Acabashi, 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
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, 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
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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