Leighton Hall, Lancashire heads the list around Over Kellet
There is no place to visit inside Over Kellet’s built-up area; there are 4 within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house, a museum and an attraction. The trip to Lancaster Castle is 9.5 km.
Just outside Over Kellet, the best known
Leighton Hall, Lancashire aside, the next best known are a museum, an attraction and a castle.
Historic houseLeighton Hall, Lancashire4.9 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCarnforth Station Heritage Centre2.1 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionGreenlands Farm Village3.6 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleBeaumont Cote Manor4.3 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 layout
Leighton Hall, 5.4 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Over Kellet’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
Between them they are a historic house, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Over Kellet. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
25 listed buildings are on Over Kellet’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Over Kellet →
Day trips from Over Kellet
Out of town, Lancaster Castle (9.5 km) leads 12 names to know.
CastleLancaster Castle9.5 km southwest
CathedralLancaster Cathedral9.4 km southwest
CastleHornby Castle6.5 km east
CastleThurland Castle9.2 km east
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle18 km north
CastleKendal Castle23 km north
Historic house · National TrustHill Top30 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey31 km west
Historic houseLevens Hall15 km north
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle30 km west
MuseumThe Dock Museum33 km west · 68K visitors a year
Historic houseHolker Hall18 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Over Kellet (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 Over Kellet: questions
What is there to see near Over Kellet?
No attraction is mapped inside Over Kellet itself. Within 5 km of it are Leighton Hall, Lancashire, Carnforth Station Heritage Centre, Greenlands Farm Village and Beaumont Cote Manor.
Does Over Kellet have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Over Kellet: Carnforth Station Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Over Kellet?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Sizergh Castle (National Trust), 18 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Over Kellet?
Within 40 km: Lancaster Castle (9.5 km), Lancaster Cathedral (9.4 km), Hornby Castle (6.5 km), Thurland Castle (9.2 km).
Where are Over Kellet’s historic buildings listed?
Over Kellet has 25 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 Over Kellet 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 (13)
- Leighton Hall, Lancashire: Anglovirtual, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- 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
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levens Hall: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Dock Museum: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holker Hall: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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