Out from Parbold: Cedar Farm and more
From Parbold, the big name within reach is Walker Art Gallery, 24 km away. With nothing inside Parbold’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in an attraction and a museum.
The best known around Parbold
After Cedar Farm comes a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Furthest out is Amazing Novelty-Orium & Mechanical Museum, at 4.6 km.
The dashed line is Parbold’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
The list holds an attraction and a museum.
Green: inside Parbold. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Parbold’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Parbold →
Big names nearby
Head 24 km out for Walker Art Gallery, the best known of 12.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery24 km southwest · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral25 km southwest
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King25 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool26 km southwest · 540K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool25 km southwest · 606K visitors a year
AttractionBlackpool Tower31 km northwest
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum26 km southwest · 945K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustRufford Old Hall5.9 km northwest
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery30 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home25 km south
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame37 km east
CathedralManchester Cathedral37 km eastPlaces well known beyond Parbold (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.
What visitors ask about Parbold
What is there to see near Parbold?
No attraction is mapped inside Parbold itself. Within 5 km of it are Cedar Farm and Amazing Novelty-Orium & Mechanical Museum.
Does Parbold have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Parbold: Amazing Novelty-Orium & Mechanical Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Parbold?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rufford Old Hall (National Trust), 5.9 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Parbold?
Within 40 km: Walker Art Gallery (24 km), Liverpool Cathedral (25 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (25 km), Tate Liverpool (26 km).
Where are Parbold’s historic buildings listed?
Parbold has 9 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 Parbold 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 (12)
- 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
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufford Old Hall: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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