Sawley Abbey
Cistercian monastery in Sawley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Chatburn
Photo: Sawley Abbey, Alexander P Kapp (CC BY-SA 2.0)Sawley Abbey heads the list around Chatburn
A day out from Chatburn leads to Pendle Heritage Centre, 10 km away. There is no place to visit inside Chatburn’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. Look for an abbey or priory and a museum. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage.
In Chatburn
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Where to start near Chatburn
Alongside Sawley Abbey you find a museum.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey2.1 km outside town, to the north
MuseumClitheroe Castle Museum2.4 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.
The map
The layout
The map ends at Clitheroe Castle Museum, 3.7 km out.
The dashed line is Chatburn’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
What kind of places
Between them they are an abbey or priory and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Chatburn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Sawley Abbey).
Every place
Full list of places
Look within 5 km of its edge for both places listed.
Clitheroe Castle Museum
Museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Chatburn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chatburn →
Big names nearby
Further out, the best known
Most famous of the 12 is Pendle Heritage Centre, 10 km from the centre.
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre10 km southeast · 100K visitors a year
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral18 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey9 km southwest
CastleSkipton Castle24 km east
CastleLancaster Castle34 km northwestMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall11 km south
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum27 km east
CathedralLancaster Cathedral34 km northwest
CastleCliffe Castle29 km east · 65K visitors a year
Historic houseBrowsholme Hall8.6 km west
Abbey or prioryBolton Abbey32 km east
CastleHornby Castle30 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Chatburn (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 Chatburn’s attractions
What is there to see near Chatburn?
No attraction is mapped inside Chatburn itself. Within 5 km of it are Sawley Abbey and Clitheroe Castle Museum.
Does Chatburn have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Chatburn: Clitheroe Castle Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chatburn?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Chatburn, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Sawley Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Chatburn?
Within 40 km: Pendle Heritage Centre (10 km), Blackburn Cathedral (18 km), Whalley Abbey (9 km), Skipton Castle (24 km).
Where are Chatburn’s historic buildings listed?
Chatburn has 6 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 Chatburn 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 (13)
- Sawley Abbey: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clitheroe Castle Museum: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, 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
- Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliffe Castle: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Browsholme Hall: Hugh Chevallier, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Abbey: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hornby Castle: Andy Hawkins from Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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