2.3 km from Barrow, Whalley Abbey leads the list
Our list finds nothing inside Barrow’s built-up area, but 4 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 historic houses, an abbey or priory and a museum. Among them, one is cared for by English Heritage. Allow a day for Blackburn Cathedral, 12 km off.
Top of the list around Barrow
Once you have seen Whalley Abbey, try 2 historic houses and a museum.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey1.5 km outside town, to the south
MuseumClitheroe Castle Museum2.7 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseNorthcote Manor3.9 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseMartholme4 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Of the 4 nearby, most are to the south.
The dashed line is Barrow’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
Most common are castles or historic places: 3 of 4.
Green: inside Barrow. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Whalley Abbey).
All of it
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 4 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Further away
Blackburn Cathedral, 12 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral12 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey9.1 km northeast
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre13 km east · 100K visitors a yearMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall8 km southeast
CastleSkipton Castle29 km northeast
CastleLancaster Castle35 km northwest
CathedralLancaster Cathedral35 km northwest
Historic houseBrowsholme Hall8.9 km northwest
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum29 km east
CastleCliffe Castle32 km east · 65K visitors a year
MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum29 km south
MuseumBlackburn Museum and Art Gallery11 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Barrow (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 before you go to Barrow
What is there to see near Barrow?
No attraction is mapped inside Barrow itself. Within 5 km of it are Whalley Abbey, Clitheroe Castle Museum, Northcote Manor and Martholme.
Does Barrow have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Barrow: Clitheroe Castle Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Barrow?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Barrow, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Whalley Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Barrow?
Within 40 km: Blackburn Cathedral (12 km), Sawley Abbey (9.1 km), Pendle Heritage Centre (13 km), Gawthorpe Hall (8 km).
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 Barrow 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)
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clitheroe Castle Museum: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northcote Manor: CillaLowe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sawley Abbey: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Browsholme Hall: Hugh Chevallier, 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
- Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery: Museumania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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