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Attractions in Brierfield

Places to visit around Brierfield, from Pendle Heritage Centre

Of the 9 places to visit in and around Brierfield, 8 are museums or galleries. Brierfield itself has none of them. Around 100K people visit Pendle Heritage Centre each year. A longer outing takes you to Skipton Castle, 21 km off.

Photo: Pendle Heritage Centre, Peter Worrell (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Brierfield
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Just outside Brierfield, the best known

Close behind Pendle Heritage Centre are 4 museums and a castle.

MuseumPendle Heritage Centre2.2 km outside town, to the north · 100K visitors a yearMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall3.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumTowneley Hall4.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumWeavers' Triangle3.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumQueen Street Mill Textile Museum1.2 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastercliff2.8 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Where they are

The list reaches out to Towneley Hall, 5.4 km away.

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The dashed line is Brierfield’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

Grouped by kind

Museums or galleries lead the count with 8 of 9.

Museums & galleries 8 museums0 in town · 8 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

All 9 on the list

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 9 places listed.

Towneley Hall

Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the south

Country house and park with art gallery and museum in Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Run by Burnley Borough Council
About Towneley Hall →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

8 listed buildings are on Brierfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Brierfield →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Skipton Castle, at 21 km, heads the 12 day trips.

CastleSkipton Castle21 km northeastMuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame37 km southCathedralBlackburn Cathedral19 km southwestMuseumNational Science and Media Museum31 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)CathedralManchester Cathedral38 km southArt galleryManchester Art Gallery38 km southAbbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey12 km westMuseumThe Manchester Museum40 km southAbbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey12 km northwestBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum38 km south · 830K visitors a yearCathedralBradford Cathedral32 km eastMuseumBronte Parsonage Museum18 km east

Places well known beyond Brierfield (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.

Seeing Brierfield: your questions

What is there to see near Brierfield?

No attraction is mapped inside Brierfield itself. Within 5 km of it are Pendle Heritage Centre, Gawthorpe Hall, Towneley Hall and Weavers' Triangle.

Does Brierfield have a museum?

8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Brierfield: Pendle Heritage Centre, Gawthorpe Hall, Towneley Hall and Weavers' Triangle.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Whalley Abbey (English Heritage), 12 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Brierfield?

Within 40 km: Skipton Castle (21 km), English Football Hall of Fame (37 km), Blackburn Cathedral (19 km), National Science and Media Museum (31 km).

Where are Brierfield’s historic buildings listed?

Brierfield has 8 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 Brierfield 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 (17)

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