Trips from Bowgreave, starting with Greenhalgh Castle
A day out from Bowgreave leads to Blackpool Tower, 21 km away. Nothing on our list is inside Bowgreave’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle and a historic house.
Top of the list around Bowgreave
The other best-known place is a historic house.
CastleGreenhalgh Castle700 m outside town, to the north
Historic houseWyresdale Park4.9 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
Furthest out is Wyresdale Park, at 5.5 km.
The dashed line is Bowgreave’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Both are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Bowgreave. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
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.
2 listed buildings are on Bowgreave’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bowgreave →
For a day out
Most famous of the 12 is Blackpool Tower, 21 km from the centre.
AttractionBlackpool Tower21 km southwest
CastleLancaster Castle18 km north
CathedralLancaster Cathedral18 km north
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral24 km southeast
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach22 km southwest
ZooBlackpool Zoo18 km southwest
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston15 km south
MuseumHarris Museum15 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey25 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey39 km northwest
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle33 km northwest
CastleHornby Castle26 km northPlaces well known beyond Bowgreave (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.
Before a day out in Bowgreave
What is there to see near Bowgreave?
No attraction is mapped inside Bowgreave itself. Within 5 km of it are Greenhalgh Castle and Wyresdale Park.
Does Bowgreave have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bowgreave.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bowgreave?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Whalley Abbey (English Heritage), 25 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Bowgreave?
Within 40 km: Blackpool Tower (21 km), Lancaster Castle (18 km), Lancaster Cathedral (18 km), Blackburn Cathedral (24 km).
Where are Bowgreave’s historic buildings listed?
Bowgreave has 2 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 Bowgreave 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)
- Greenhalgh Castle: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wyresdale Park: Craftyvintagedan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Zoo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hornby Castle: Andy Hawkins from Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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