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Attractions in Penwortham

From Penwortham, 2.7 km to Harris Museum

Of the 8 places to visit in and around Penwortham, 7 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Penwortham. Beyond the town, Blackpool Tower sits 23 km away.

Photo: Harris Museum, Dave Wilson (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Penwortham
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
7
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Leading the list near Penwortham

The list goes on from Harris Museum to 4 museums and a cathedral.

MuseumHarris Museum1.4 km outside town, to the northeastCathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston1.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum of Lancashire2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumBritish Commercial Vehicle Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumRibble Steam Railway900 m outside town, to the northwestMuseumLancashire Infantry Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northeast

Each 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

On the map

To the northeast is where most of the 8 lie.

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The dashed line is Penwortham’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

A breakdown by kind

Most common are museums or galleries: 7 of 8.

Museums & galleries 7 museums0 in town · 7 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 cathedral0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Penwortham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every one of them

Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 8 places in all.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

12 listed buildings are on Penwortham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Penwortham →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

Out of town, Blackpool Tower (23 km) leads 12 names to know.

AttractionBlackpool Tower23 km westCathedralBlackburn Cathedral16 km eastCastleLancaster Castle35 km northTheme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach22 km westHistoric house · National TrustRufford Old Hall13 km southwestZooBlackpool Zoo21 km northwestCathedralLancaster Cathedral34 km northAbbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey23 km northeastCastleGreenhalgh Castle18 km northMuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum27 km southeastHistoric houseHoghton Tower10 km eastHistoric houseSamlesbury Hall11 km east

Places well known beyond Penwortham (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.

Visiting Penwortham: questions

What is there to see near Penwortham?

No attraction is mapped inside Penwortham itself. Within 5 km of it are Harris Museum, Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston, Museum of Lancashire and British Commercial Vehicle Museum.

Does Penwortham have a museum?

7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Penwortham: Harris Museum, Museum of Lancashire, British Commercial Vehicle Museum and Ribble Steam Railway.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Penwortham?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rufford Old Hall (National Trust), 13 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Penwortham?

Within 40 km: Blackpool Tower (23 km), Blackburn Cathedral (16 km), Lancaster Castle (35 km), Blackpool Pleasure Beach (22 km).

Where are Penwortham’s historic buildings listed?

Penwortham has 12 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 Penwortham 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).

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