Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Wool and cotton mills in Lancashire, England.
Attractions in Edenfield
Photo: Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, robert wade (CC BY-SA 2.0)Around Edenfield, start with Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Our list finds nothing inside Edenfield’s built-up area, but 4 places within 5 km of its edge. Go 21 km out for English Football Hall of Fame.
In Edenfield
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Edenfield
After Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, look out for 3 museums.
MuseumHelmshore Mills Textile Museum2.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumThe Whitaker2.3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumHigher Mill2.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumWhitakers' Mill2.2 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.
The map
Finding your way
Head northwest for most of the 4 just outside.
The dashed line is Edenfield’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
The types of place
All 4 are museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Green: inside Edenfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything to see
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Edenfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Edenfield →
Big names nearby
A drive away
The 12 days out are led by English Football Hall of Fame, 21 km away.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame21 km south
CathedralManchester Cathedral21 km south
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery22 km south
MuseumThe Manchester Museum23 km south
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum22 km south · 830K visitors a year
MuseumImperial War Museum North22 km south · 2K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library21 km south
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral15 km northwest
MuseumNational Football Museum21 km south
CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist21 km south
MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum13 km southwest
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum39 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)Places well known beyond Edenfield (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.
Your questions on Edenfield
What is there to see near Edenfield?
No attraction is mapped inside Edenfield itself. Within 5 km of it are Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, The Whitaker, Higher Mill and Whitakers' Mill.
Does Edenfield have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Edenfield: Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, The Whitaker, Higher Mill and Whitakers' Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Edenfield?
None is recorded within 5 km of Edenfield.
What are the best-known days out near Edenfield?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (21 km), Manchester Cathedral (21 km), Manchester Art Gallery (22 km), The Manchester Museum (23 km).
Where are Edenfield’s historic buildings listed?
Edenfield has 2 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 Edenfield 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)
- Helmshore Mills Textile Museum: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Whitaker: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, 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
- Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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