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Clitheroe Castle Museum
Attractions in Clitheroe

One to see in Clitheroe: Clitheroe Castle Museum

The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 abbeys or priories and a museum, among others. Among them, 2 are cared for by English Heritage. Allow a day for Blackburn Cathedral, 15 km off.

Photo: Clitheroe Castle Museum, Gpwitteveen (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Clitheroe
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Clitheroe’s best known

The rest of the best known are 2 abbeys or priories.

MuseumClitheroe Castle Museumin townAbbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey4.5 km outside town, to the southAbbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey3.5 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

The places, mapped

Furthest from the centre is Sawley Abbey, 5.8 km away.

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The dashed line is Clitheroe’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

By kind

Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.

Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 2 abbeys or priories0 in town · 2 nearby

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

2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Whalley Abbey and Sawley Abbey).

Every place

The places, one by one

First the one in town, then the 2 within 5 km of its edge.

Sawley Abbey

Abbey or priory · 3.5 km outside town, to the northeast

Cistercian monastery in Sawley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Run by English Heritage
About Sawley Abbey →

The one inside Clitheroe comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

114 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Clitheroe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clitheroe →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

The pick of the 12 is Blackburn Cathedral, 15 km off.

CathedralBlackburn Cathedral15 km southwestMuseumPendle Heritage Centre12 km east · 100K visitors a yearCastleSkipton Castle27 km northeastCastleLancaster Castle33 km northwestMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall10 km southeastHistoric houseBrowsholme Hall6.7 km northwestCathedralLancaster Cathedral33 km northwestMuseumBronte Parsonage Museum29 km eastCastleCliffe Castle32 km east · 65K visitors a yearMuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum33 km southCastleGreenhalgh Castle24 km westCastleHornby Castle31 km northwest

Places well known beyond Clitheroe (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.

Clitheroe: questions and answers

What are the main attractions in Clitheroe?

The place to visit inside Clitheroe’s built-up area is Clitheroe Castle Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.

Does Clitheroe have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Clitheroe: Clitheroe Castle Museum.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Clitheroe, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Whalley Abbey and Sawley Abbey).

What are the best-known days out near Clitheroe?

Within 40 km: Blackburn Cathedral (15 km), Pendle Heritage Centre (12 km), Skipton Castle (27 km), Lancaster Castle (33 km).

Where are Clitheroe’s historic buildings listed?

Clitheroe has 114 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Clitheroe 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)

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