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Attractions in Hapton

Near Hapton: Gawthorpe Hall and other places to visit

Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 7 of 8. All of them lie outside Hapton. Further out, Blackburn Cathedral is 12 km away.

Photo: Haworth Art Gallery, Alexander P Kapp; cropped by Beyond My Ken 20:33, 28 August 2011 (UTC) (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Hapton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
7
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

The names to know near Hapton

Following Gawthorpe Hall are 4 museums and a historic house.

MuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall2.1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumHaworth Art Gallery4.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumTowneley Hall4.3 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric houseMartholme4.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumWeavers' Triangle2.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Textiles Collection2.1 km outside town, to the northeast

Each 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

On the map

At the edge of the map sits Towneley Hall, 6.2 km out.

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The dashed line is Hapton’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

What sort of places

7 of the 8 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.

Museums & galleries 7 museums0 in town · 7 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Hapton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The full list

All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 8 places.

Towneley Hall

Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the east

Country house and park with art gallery and museum in Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Run by Burnley Borough Council
About Towneley Hall →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

2 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Hapton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hapton →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Of the 12 day trips, Blackburn Cathedral (12 km) is the best known.

CathedralBlackburn Cathedral12 km westMuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame33 km southAbbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey7.6 km northwestMuseumPendle Heritage Centre11 km northeast · 100K visitors a yearCathedralManchester Cathedral33 km southArt galleryManchester Art Gallery34 km southMuseumThe Manchester Museum35 km southBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum34 km south · 830K visitors a yearMuseumNational Science and Media Museum37 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)MuseumImperial War Museum North35 km south · 2K visitors a yearCastleSkipton Castle28 km northeastMuseumChetham's Library33 km south

Places well known beyond Hapton (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.

Good to know in Hapton

What is there to see near Hapton?

No attraction is mapped inside Hapton itself. Within 5 km of it are Gawthorpe Hall, Haworth Art Gallery, Towneley Hall and Martholme.

Does Hapton have a museum?

7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hapton: Gawthorpe Hall, Haworth Art Gallery, Towneley Hall and Weavers' Triangle.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hapton?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Whalley Abbey (English Heritage), 7.6 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Hapton?

Within 40 km: Blackburn Cathedral (12 km), English Football Hall of Fame (33 km), Whalley Abbey (7.6 km), Pendle Heritage Centre (11 km).

Where are Hapton’s historic buildings listed?

Hapton 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 Hapton 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).

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