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Southport Botanic Gardens
Attractions in Banks

Near Banks: Southport Botanic Gardens and other places to visit

The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 zoos, a museum and a historic house. Further out, Blackpool Tower is 18 km away.

Photo: Southport Botanic Gardens, Rept0n1x (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Banks
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Just outside Banks, the best known

Southport Botanic Gardens aside, the next best known are 2 zoos and a historic house.

MuseumSouthport Botanic Gardens2.1 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseMeols Hall2.7 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooWindmill Animal Farm4.8 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooBotanic Gardens Aviary2.3 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Places on the map

The map puts most of the 4 to the southwest.

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The dashed line is Banks’ 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 sort of places

The places here are 2 zoos, a museum and a historic house.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 zoos0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

The complete list

Its 4 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.

1 listed building is on Banks’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Banks →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Day trips number 12; the best known is Blackpool Tower, 18 km off.

AttractionBlackpool Tower18 km northwestArt galleryWalker Art Gallery30 km south · 338K visitors a yearCathedralLiverpool Cathedral31 km southCathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King30 km southBig drawArt galleryTate Liverpool31 km south · 540K visitors a yearBig drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool30 km south · 606K visitors a yearBig drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum31 km south · 945K visitors a yearTheme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach16 km northwestArt galleryLady Lever Art Gallery36 km southHistoric house · National TrustRufford Old Hall8.2 km southeastTheme parkSouthport Pleasureland7.2 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home33 km south

Places well known beyond Banks (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.

Banks: questions and answers

What is there to see near Banks?

No attraction is mapped inside Banks itself. Within 5 km of it are Southport Botanic Gardens, Meols Hall, Windmill Animal Farm and Botanic Gardens Aviary.

Does Banks have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Banks: Southport Botanic Gardens.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rufford Old Hall (National Trust), 8.2 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Banks?

Within 40 km: Blackpool Tower (18 km), Walker Art Gallery (30 km), Liverpool Cathedral (31 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (30 km).

Where are Banks’ historic buildings listed?

Banks 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 Banks 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)

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