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Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Attractions in Haslingden

Haslingden’s places to visit, starting with Helmshore Mills Textile Museum

All 6 places on the list are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 3 beyond the 3 inside Haslingden’s built-up area. Beyond the town, the best known is English Football Hall of Fame, 24 km off.

Photo: Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, robert wade (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Haslingden
3
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Best known

Best known, in and near Haslingden

Then come 5 museums, behind Helmshore Mills Textile Museum.

MuseumHelmshore Mills Textile Museumin townMuseumMuseumHigher Millin townMuseumMuseumWhitakers' Millin townMuseumHaworth Art Gallery3.2 km outside town, to the northMuseumThe Whitaker900 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumAccrington Dome4.7 km outside town, to the northwest

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

The map view

The outermost point is Accrington Dome, at 6.5 km.

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The dashed line is Haslingden’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 kind of places

They are all museums or galleries: 6 in all.

Museums & galleries 6 museums3 in town · 3 nearby

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

Every place

Place by place

After the 3 in town come 3 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 3 inside Haslingden come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

Around the region

Head 24 km out for English Football Hall of Fame, the best known of 12.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame24 km southCathedralBlackburn Cathedral12 km northwestCathedralManchester Cathedral24 km southArt galleryManchester Art Gallery25 km southMuseumThe Manchester Museum27 km southBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum25 km south · 830K visitors a yearMuseumImperial War Museum North26 km south · 2K visitors a yearMuseumChetham's Library24 km southMuseumNational Football Museum24 km southMuseumNational Science and Media Museum39 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist24 km southMuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum15 km southwest

Places well known beyond Haslingden (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.

Before a day out in Haslingden

What are the main attractions in Haslingden?

The best known inside Haslingden’s built-up area are Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Higher Mill and Whitakers' Mill. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.

Does Haslingden have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Haslingden: Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Higher Mill, Whitakers' Mill and Haworth Art Gallery.

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

None is recorded within 5 km of Haslingden.

What are the best-known days out near Haslingden?

Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (24 km), Blackburn Cathedral (12 km), Manchester Cathedral (24 km), Manchester Art Gallery (25 km).

Where are Haslingden’s historic buildings listed?

Haslingden has 27 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 Haslingden 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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