Just outside Earby: Bancroft Mill and more
Skipton Castle, 10 km from Earby, is the best-known trip nearby. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum and an attraction to choose from.
Around Earby: where to begin
Second to Bancroft Mill is an attraction.
MuseumBancroft Mill2.4 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionThornton Hall Country Park800 m outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Bancroft Mill marks the outer edge, 3.2 km away.
The dashed line is Earby’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
The places here are a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Earby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
Nothing is inside Earby itself; these 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Earby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Earby →
A little further out
Out of town, Skipton Castle (10 km) leads 12 names to know.
CastleSkipton Castle10 km northeast
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre8 km southwest · 100K visitors a year
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum29 km southeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)
CastleCliffe Castle16 km east · 65K visitors a year
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum15 km southeast
CathedralBradford Cathedral29 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey13 km west
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral29 km southwest
Abbey or prioryBolton Abbey19 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey20 km southwest
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)37 km eastMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall16 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Earby (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 before you go to Earby
What is there to see near Earby?
No attraction is mapped inside Earby itself. Within 5 km of it are Bancroft Mill and Thornton Hall Country Park.
Does Earby have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Earby: Bancroft Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Earby?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Sawley Abbey (English Heritage), 13 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Earby?
Within 40 km: Skipton Castle (10 km), Pendle Heritage Centre (8 km), National Science and Media Museum (29 km), Cliffe Castle (16 km).
Where are Earby’s historic buildings listed?
Earby has 4 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 Earby 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 (12)
- Bancroft Mill: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliffe Castle: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sawley Abbey: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Abbey: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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