British Commercial Vehicle Museum
Automotive museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Leyland
Photo: British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Sherpa_536 (CC BY 2.0)British Commercial Vehicle Museum and more: what to see in Leyland
The built-up area itself has 2 places on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its edge. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 2 of them. Further out, Walker Art Gallery is 37 km away.
In Leyland
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list in Leyland
After British Commercial Vehicle Museum come 3 museums.
MuseumBritish Commercial Vehicle Museumin townMuseumMuseumSouth Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centrein town
MuseumHarris Museum4.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumAstley Hall3.4 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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
Furthest out is Harris Museum, at 7.2 km.
The dashed line is Leyland’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
Which kinds
All 4 are museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 4 museums2 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Leyland. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of them, one by one
In town there are 2, and the list adds 2 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Leyland come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
41 listed buildings are on Leyland’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Leyland →
Big names nearby
Within a day
The pick of the 12 is Walker Art Gallery, 37 km off.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery37 km southwest · 338K visitors a year
AttractionBlackpool Tower27 km northwest
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral38 km southwest
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King37 km southwest
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral16 km east
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool38 km southwest · 540K visitors a year
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame38 km southeast
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool37 km southwest · 606K visitors a year
CathedralManchester Cathedral38 km southeast
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery39 km southeast
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum38 km southwest · 945K visitors a year
MuseumThe Manchester Museum40 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Leyland (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.
Planning a visit to Leyland
What are the main attractions in Leyland?
The best known inside Leyland’s built-up area are British Commercial Vehicle Museum and South Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centre. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Leyland have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Leyland: British Commercial Vehicle Museum, South Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centre, Harris Museum and Astley Hall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Leyland?
None is recorded within 5 km of Leyland.
What are the best-known days out near Leyland?
Within 40 km: Walker Art Gallery (37 km), Blackpool Tower (27 km), Liverpool Cathedral (38 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (37 km).
Where are Leyland’s historic buildings listed?
Leyland has 41 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 Leyland 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 (15)
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum: Sherpa_536, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Astley Hall: Kevin Waterhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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