5.3 km from Hambleton, Farmer Parrs Animal World leads the list
None of our places to visit is inside Hambleton’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 attractions and a historic house. The big name further out is Blackpool Tower, 9.3 km from the centre.
The names to know near Hambleton
After Farmer Parrs Animal World, look out for a historic house and an attraction.
Each 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
The farthest of them, Parrox Hall, is 5.3 km out.
The dashed line is Hambleton’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 they are
Other attractions lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Hambleton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
A little further out
Start with Blackpool Tower, 9.3 km off, the best known of 12.
AttractionBlackpool Tower9.3 km southwest
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach11 km southwest
CastleLancaster Castle22 km northeast
ZooBlackpool Zoo7.7 km southwest
CathedralLancaster Cathedral22 km northeast
AttractionAvalanche12 km southwest
CastleGreenhalgh Castle13 km east
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle25 km northwest
AttractionBig Dipper12 km southwest
AttractionRevolution12 km southwest
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral34 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey33 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Hambleton (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.
Asked about places to visit in Hambleton
What is there to see near Hambleton?
No attraction is mapped inside Hambleton itself. Within 5 km of it are Farmer Parrs Animal World, Parrox Hall and Marsh Mill.
Does Hambleton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Hambleton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hambleton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Piel Castle (English Heritage), 25 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Hambleton?
Within 40 km: Blackpool Tower (9.3 km), Blackpool Pleasure Beach (11 km), Lancaster Castle (22 km), Blackpool Zoo (7.7 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 Hambleton 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)
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Zoo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avalanche: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenhalgh Castle: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Dipper: Norms360, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Revolution: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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