Around Coup Green, Harris Museum leads the list
Castles or historic places make up 5 of the 8 places on the list. None of them is inside Coup Green itself. Further afield lies Blackburn Cathedral, at 9.1 km.
Around Coup Green: where to begin
Following Harris Museum are 2 historic houses, 2 museums and a cathedral.
MuseumHarris Museum4.7 km outside town, to the west
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston4.9 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseHoghton Tower2.7 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseSamlesbury Hall4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMuseum of Lancashire4.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumDuke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Coup Green
At the edge of the map sits Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston, 5.7 km out.
The dashed line is Coup Green’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Ahead are castles or historic places (5); next, museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Coup Green. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Coup Green
These 8 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Hoghton Tower
Grade I listed house in Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Samlesbury Hall
Grade I listed house in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Beyond the town
Best known of the 12 within reach is Blackburn Cathedral, at 9.1 km.
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral9.1 km east
AttractionBlackpool Tower30 km west
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame38 km southeast
CathedralManchester Cathedral38 km southeast
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery39 km southeast
MuseumThe Manchester Museum40 km southeast
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum38 km southeast · 830K visitors a year
MuseumImperial War Museum North37 km southeast · 2K visitors a year
CastleLancaster Castle36 km north
MuseumChetham's Library38 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey16 km northeast
MuseumNational Football Museum38 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Coup Green (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 Coup Green: your questions
What is there to see near Coup Green?
No attraction is mapped inside Coup Green itself. Within 5 km of it are Harris Museum, Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston, Hoghton Tower and Samlesbury Hall.
Does Coup Green have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Coup Green: Harris Museum, Museum of Lancashire and Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Coup Green?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Whalley Abbey (English Heritage), 16 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Coup Green?
Within 40 km: Blackburn Cathedral (9.1 km), Blackpool Tower (30 km), English Football Hall of Fame (38 km), Manchester Cathedral (38 km).
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 Coup Green 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)
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoghton Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samlesbury Hall: Andrew Mathewson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Lancashire: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 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
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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