Close to Chapeltown: Turton Tower and more
Nothing is mapped inside Chapeltown’s built-up area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 museums, a historic house and a zoo. Beyond the town, English Football Hall of Fame sits 20 km away.
Where to start near Chapeltown
A museum, a historic house and a zoo follow Turton Tower.
MuseumTurton Tower300 m outside town, to the southwest
MuseumHall i' th' Wood Museum3.8 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseSmithills Hall4.8 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooSmithills Open Farm4.5 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Chapeltown, mapped
Head southwest for most of the 4 just outside.
The dashed line is Chapeltown’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
The places here are 2 museums, a historic house and a zoo.
Green: inside Chapeltown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
Each of the 4 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Chapeltown’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chapeltown →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
The standout of the 12 is English Football Hall of Fame, 20 km from town.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame20 km southeast
CathedralManchester Cathedral20 km southeast
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery20 km southeast
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum20 km southeast · 830K visitors a year
MuseumThe Manchester Museum22 km southeast
MuseumImperial War Museum North20 km south · 2K visitors a year
MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum6.9 km south
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral13 km northwest
MuseumChetham's Library20 km southeast
MuseumNational Football Museum20 km southeast
CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist19 km southeast
MuseumManchester Jewish Museum19 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Chapeltown (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.
Practical questions about Chapeltown
What is there to see near Chapeltown?
No attraction is mapped inside Chapeltown itself. Within 5 km of it are Turton Tower, Hall i' th' Wood Museum, Smithills Hall and Smithills Open Farm.
Does Chapeltown have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Chapeltown: Turton Tower and Hall i' th' Wood Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chapeltown?
None is recorded within 5 km of Chapeltown.
What are the best-known days out near Chapeltown?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (20 km), Manchester Cathedral (20 km), Manchester Art Gallery (20 km), Science and Industry Museum (20 km).
Where are Chapeltown’s historic buildings listed?
Chapeltown has 11 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 Chapeltown 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 (15)
- Turton Tower: Austen Redman at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Hall i' th' Wood Museum: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Smithills Hall: SG2012, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 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 Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist: The_Cathedral_Church_of_St_John_the_Evangelist,_Chapel_Street,_Salford.jpg: Ian Roberts derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Jewish Museum: Richerman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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