Hornby Castle heads the list around Hornby
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Hornby’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 castles and a fort. Travel 13 km and you reach Lancaster Castle.
The names to know near Hornby
Behind Hornby Castle on the list are a castle and a fort.
CastleHornby Castle200 m outside town, to the east
CastleThurland Castle4.7 km outside town, to the northeastFortFortCastle Stede600 m outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
At 5.1 km, Thurland Castle is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Hornby’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
All 3 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Hornby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
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.
25 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Hornby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hornby →
A little further out
Lancaster Castle, 13 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CastleLancaster Castle13 km southwest
CathedralLancaster Cathedral13 km southwest
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle21 km northwest
CastleKendal Castle25 km north
Historic house · National TrustHill Top34 km northwest
AttractionIngleborough Cave17 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey37 km west
CastlePendragon Castle39 km northeast
Historic houseLeighton Hall, Lancashire11 km northwest
Historic houseLevens Hall19 km northwest
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle35 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey29 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Hornby (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.
Visiting Hornby: questions
What is there to see near Hornby?
No attraction is mapped inside Hornby itself. Within 5 km of it are Hornby Castle, Thurland Castle and Castle Stede.
Does Hornby have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Hornby.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hornby?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Sizergh Castle (National Trust), 21 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Hornby?
Within 40 km: Lancaster Castle (13 km), Lancaster Cathedral (13 km), Sizergh Castle (21 km), Kendal Castle (25 km).
Where are Hornby’s historic buildings listed?
Hornby has 25 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Hornby 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)
- Hornby Castle: Andy Hawkins from Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thurland Castle: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingleborough Cave: Peter Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendragon Castle: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leighton Hall, Lancashire: Anglovirtual, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levens Hall: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sawley Abbey: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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