Gawthorpe Hall
Grade I listed historic house museum in Lancashire, England, UK.
Attractions in Higham
Photo: Pendle Heritage Centre, Peter Worrell (CC BY-SA 2.0)Gawthorpe Hall heads the list around Higham
Pendle Heritage Centre, 6.3 km from Higham, is the best-known trip nearby. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Higham’s built-up area.
In Higham
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Where to start near Higham
Following Gawthorpe Hall is a museum.
MuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall1.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Textiles Collection1.9 km outside town, to the south
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
Finding your way
The map stretches to Gawthorpe Hall, 2.5 km away.
The dashed line is Higham’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
By kind
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Higham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything on the list
Its 2 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Gawthorpe Textiles Collection
Museum in Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Higham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Higham →
Big names nearby
A drive away
Pendle Heritage Centre, at 6.3 km, heads the 12 day trips.
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre6.3 km northeast · 100K visitors a year
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral15 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey7.8 km west
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame38 km south
CastleSkipton Castle24 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey10 km north
CathedralManchester Cathedral38 km south
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery39 km south
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum36 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum39 km south · 830K visitors a year
MuseumImperial War Museum North39 km south · 2K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library38 km southPlaces well known beyond Higham (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.
Practical questions about Higham
What is there to see near Higham?
No attraction is mapped inside Higham itself. Within 5 km of it are Gawthorpe Hall and Gawthorpe Textiles Collection.
Does Higham have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Higham: Gawthorpe Hall and Gawthorpe Textiles Collection.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Higham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Whalley Abbey (English Heritage), 7.8 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Higham?
Within 40 km: Pendle Heritage Centre (6.3 km), Blackburn Cathedral (15 km), Whalley Abbey (7.8 km), English Football Hall of Fame (38 km).
Where are Higham’s historic buildings listed?
Higham has 8 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 Higham 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)
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sawley Abbey: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
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