Just outside Hurst Green: Whalley Abbey and more
Nothing is mapped inside Hurst Green’s built-up area, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for an abbey or priory, a historic house and a museum. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage. Further afield, Blackburn Cathedral is 10 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Hurst Green
Whalley Abbey aside, the next best known are a historic house and a museum.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey4.5 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseNorthcote Manor3.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumRibchester Roman Museum4.2 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.
Where to go
The map puts most of the 3 to the southeast.
The dashed line is Hurst Green’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Hurst Green. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Whalley Abbey).
Everything on the 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.
35 listed buildings are on Hurst Green’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hurst Green →
Bigger names, a drive away
Blackburn Cathedral, 10 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral10 km south
AttractionBlackpool Tower38 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey12 km northeast
CastleLancaster Castle32 km northwest
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre17 km east · 100K visitors a year
CastleSkipton Castle33 km northeastMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall12 km east
Historic houseBrowsholme Hall7.1 km north
CathedralLancaster Cathedral31 km northwest
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston17 km southwest
MuseumHarris Museum17 km southwest
MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum29 km southPlaces well known beyond Hurst Green (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.
Quick answers on Hurst Green
What is there to see near Hurst Green?
No attraction is mapped inside Hurst Green itself. Within 5 km of it are Whalley Abbey, Northcote Manor and Ribchester Roman Museum.
Does Hurst Green have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Hurst Green: Ribchester Roman Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hurst Green?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Hurst Green, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Whalley Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Hurst Green?
Within 40 km: Blackburn Cathedral (10 km), Blackpool Tower (38 km), Sawley Abbey (12 km), Lancaster Castle (32 km).
Where are Hurst Green’s historic buildings listed?
Hurst Green has 35 listed buildings, 3 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 Hurst Green 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)
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northcote Manor: CillaLowe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ribchester Roman Museum: DIaNyf8q, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sawley Abbey: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Browsholme Hall: Hugh Chevallier, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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