Bancroft Mill: Barnoldswick’s one place to visit
From Barnoldswick, the big name within reach is Skipton Castle, 12 km away. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum and an attraction to choose from.
Where to start in Barnoldswick
Bancroft Mill aside, the next best known is an attraction.
MuseumBancroft Millin townAttractionAttractionThornton Hall Country Park1.4 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Thornton Hall Country Park marks the outer edge, 2.6 km away.
The dashed line is Barnoldswick’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
The places here are a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Barnoldswick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Barnoldswick comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
16 listed buildings are on Barnoldswick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Barnoldswick →
Beyond the town
The pick of the 12 is Skipton Castle, 12 km off.
CastleSkipton Castle12 km northeast
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre7.4 km south · 100K visitors a year
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum32 km southeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey10 km west
CathedralBradford Cathedral32 km southeast
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum18 km southeast
CastleCliffe Castle19 km east · 65K visitors a year
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral27 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey18 km southwest
Abbey or prioryBolton Abbey21 km eastMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall15 km southwest
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)40 km eastPlaces well known beyond Barnoldswick (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.
Questions about Barnoldswick’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Barnoldswick?
The place to visit inside Barnoldswick’s built-up area is Bancroft Mill. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Barnoldswick have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Barnoldswick: Bancroft Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Barnoldswick?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Sawley Abbey (English Heritage), 10 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Barnoldswick?
Within 40 km: Skipton Castle (12 km), Pendle Heritage Centre (7.4 km), National Science and Media Museum (32 km), Sawley Abbey (10 km).
Where are Barnoldswick’s historic buildings listed?
Barnoldswick has 16 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 Barnoldswick 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 (12)
- Bancroft Mill: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sawley Abbey: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliffe Castle: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Abbey: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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