Hoghton Tower
Grade I listed house in Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Higher Wheelton
Photo: Hoghton Tower, Poliphilo (CC0)Hoghton Tower and more near Higher Wheelton
The best-known day out from Higher Wheelton is Blackburn Cathedral, 9.3 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Higher Wheelton’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a historic house and a museum.
In Higher Wheelton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Higher Wheelton, the best known
Then comes a museum, behind Hoghton Tower.
Historic houseHoghton Tower3.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumAstley Hall4.9 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
Places on the map
The map stretches to Astley Hall, 5.4 km away.
The dashed line is Higher Wheelton’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
The list by type
Between them they are a historic house and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Higher Wheelton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The full list
You will find both within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Higher Wheelton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Higher Wheelton →
Big names nearby
Within a day
Blackburn Cathedral, at 9.3 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral9.3 km northeast
AttractionBlackpool Tower33 km northwest
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame33 km southeast
CathedralManchester Cathedral33 km southeast
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery34 km southeast
MuseumThe Manchester Museum35 km southeast
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum33 km southeast · 830K visitors a year
MuseumImperial War Museum North32 km southeast · 2K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library33 km southeast
MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum17 km southeast
MuseumHarris Museum9.9 km northwest
MuseumNational Football Museum33 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Higher Wheelton (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 Higher Wheelton
What is there to see near Higher Wheelton?
No attraction is mapped inside Higher Wheelton itself. Within 5 km of it are Hoghton Tower and Astley Hall.
Does Higher Wheelton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Higher Wheelton: Astley Hall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Higher Wheelton?
None is recorded within 5 km of Higher Wheelton.
What are the best-known days out near Higher Wheelton?
Within 40 km: Blackburn Cathedral (9.3 km), Blackpool Tower (33 km), English Football Hall of Fame (33 km), Manchester Cathedral (33 km).
Where are Higher Wheelton’s historic buildings listed?
Higher Wheelton 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 Higher Wheelton 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)
- Hoghton Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Astley Hall: Kevin Waterhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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