Greenhalgh Castle heads the list around Garstang
The best-known day out from Garstang is Blackpool Tower, 21 km away. Nothing on our list is inside Garstang’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a castle and a historic house.
The first to see around Garstang
After Greenhalgh Castle comes a historic house.
CastleGreenhalgh Castle600 m outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseWyresdale Park2.3 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
Out at 3.9 km is Wyresdale Park, the farthest.
The dashed line is Garstang’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Garstang. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Both on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Garstang’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Garstang →
Worth the drive
Blackpool Tower, 21 km away, is the best known of the 12.
AttractionBlackpool Tower21 km southwest
CastleLancaster Castle16 km north
CathedralLancaster Cathedral16 km north
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral26 km southeast
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach22 km southwest
ZooBlackpool Zoo18 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey37 km northwest
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston17 km south
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle31 km northwest
MuseumHarris Museum17 km south
CastleHornby Castle25 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey26 km eastPlaces well known beyond Garstang (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.
What people ask about Garstang
What is there to see near Garstang?
No attraction is mapped inside Garstang itself. Within 5 km of it are Greenhalgh Castle and Wyresdale Park.
Does Garstang have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Garstang.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Garstang?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Furness Abbey (English Heritage), 37 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Garstang?
Within 40 km: Blackpool Tower (21 km), Lancaster Castle (16 km), Lancaster Cathedral (16 km), Blackburn Cathedral (26 km).
Where are Garstang’s historic buildings listed?
Garstang has 18 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 Garstang 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)
- Greenhalgh Castle: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wyresdale Park: Craftyvintagedan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Zoo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hornby Castle: Andy Hawkins from Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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