Near Hutton: Harris Museum and other places to visit
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 4 of its 5. None of them is inside Hutton itself. Further afield lies Blackpool Tower, at 21 km.
Leading the list near Hutton
Then come 3 museums and a cathedral, behind Harris Museum.
MuseumHarris Museum4 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston4.4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMuseum of Lancashire4.7 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumRibble Steam Railway2.2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumDuke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The map shows most of the 5 nearby to the northeast.
The dashed line is Hutton’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
Most common are museums or galleries: 4 of 5.
Green: inside Hutton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 5 on the list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 5 places.
Ribble Steam Railway
Standard gauge preserved railway and museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Hutton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hutton →
Further out, the best known
Blackpool Tower, at 21 km, heads the 12.
AttractionBlackpool Tower21 km northwest
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery39 km south · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral40 km south
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King39 km south
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool40 km southwest · 540K visitors a year
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral19 km east
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool39 km south · 606K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum40 km south · 945K visitors a year
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach20 km west
Historic house · National TrustRufford Old Hall11 km south
CastleLancaster Castle35 km north
ZooBlackpool Zoo19 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Hutton (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.
Seeing Hutton: your questions
What is there to see near Hutton?
No attraction is mapped inside Hutton itself. Within 5 km of it are Harris Museum, Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston, Museum of Lancashire and Ribble Steam Railway.
Does Hutton have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hutton: Harris Museum, Museum of Lancashire, Ribble Steam Railway and Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hutton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rufford Old Hall (National Trust), 11 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Hutton?
Within 40 km: Blackpool Tower (21 km), Walker Art Gallery (39 km), Liverpool Cathedral (40 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (39 km).
Where are Hutton’s historic buildings listed?
Hutton has 1 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 Hutton 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 (16)
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Lancashire: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ribble Steam Railway: K A, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufford Old Hall: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Zoo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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