Haworth Art Gallery
Art gallery, museum and park in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Rising Bridge
Photo: Haworth Art Gallery, Alexander P Kapp; cropped by Beyond My Ken 20:33, 28 August 2011 (UTC) (CC BY-SA 2.0)Trips from Rising Bridge, starting with Haworth Art Gallery
The 6 places on the list are all museums or galleries. None of them is inside Rising Bridge itself. A day out reaches Blackburn Cathedral, 10 km away.
In Rising Bridge
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Rising Bridge
The rest of the best known are 5 museums.
MuseumHaworth Art Gallery1.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumHelmshore Mills Textile Museum2.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumThe Whitaker2.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumWhitakers' Mill2.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHigher Mill3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumAccrington Dome3.2 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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
Where to find them
Most of the 6 out of town lie to the south.
The dashed line is Rising Bridge’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
Sorted by kind
They are all museums or galleries: 6 in all.
Museums & galleries 6 museums0 in town · 6 nearby
Green: inside Rising Bridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Near Rising Bridge
Here are the 6 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Rising Bridge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rising Bridge →
Big names nearby
Big names nearby
Out of town, Blackburn Cathedral (10 km) leads 12 names to know.
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral10 km west
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame27 km south
CathedralManchester Cathedral27 km south
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery28 km south
MuseumThe Manchester Museum30 km south
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum28 km south · 830K visitors a year
MuseumImperial War Museum North29 km south · 2K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library27 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey12 km northwest
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum38 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre16 km northeast · 100K visitors a year
MuseumNational Football Museum27 km southPlaces well known beyond Rising Bridge (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 Rising Bridge
What is there to see near Rising Bridge?
No attraction is mapped inside Rising Bridge itself. Within 5 km of it are Haworth Art Gallery, Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, The Whitaker and Whitakers' Mill.
Does Rising Bridge have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rising Bridge: Haworth Art Gallery, Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, The Whitaker and Whitakers' Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rising Bridge?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Whalley Abbey (English Heritage), 12 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Rising Bridge?
Within 40 km: Blackburn Cathedral (10 km), English Football Hall of Fame (27 km), Manchester Cathedral (27 km), Manchester Art Gallery (28 km).
Where are Rising Bridge’s historic buildings listed?
Rising Bridge 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 Rising Bridge 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)
- Haworth Art Gallery: Alexander P Kapp; cropped by Beyond My Ken 20:33, 28 August 2011 (UTC), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmshore Mills Textile Museum: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Whitaker: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, 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
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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