Parrox Hall heads the list around Sower Carr
With nothing inside Sower Carr’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 attractions and a historic house. A longer outing takes you to Blackpool Tower, 10 km off.
Leading the list near Sower Carr
The rest of the best known are 2 attractions.
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 layout
Head west for most of the 3 just outside.
The dashed line is Sower Carr’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The biggest group is other attractions, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Sower Carr. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
3 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.
1 listed building is on Sower Carr’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sower Carr →
Further afield
First of the 12 big names within reach is Blackpool Tower, 10 km away.
AttractionBlackpool Tower10 km southwest
CastleLancaster Castle21 km northeast
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach13 km southwest
ZooBlackpool Zoo8.9 km southwest
CathedralLancaster Cathedral21 km northeast
CastleGreenhalgh Castle12 km east
AttractionAvalanche13 km southwest
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle24 km northwest
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral35 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey32 km northwest
AttractionBig Dipper13 km southwest
AttractionRevolution13 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Sower Carr (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 Sower Carr: the answers
What is there to see near Sower Carr?
No attraction is mapped inside Sower Carr itself. Within 5 km of it are Parrox Hall, Farmer Parrs Animal World and Marsh Mill.
Does Sower Carr have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Sower Carr.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sower Carr?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Piel Castle (English Heritage), 24 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Sower Carr?
Within 40 km: Blackpool Tower (10 km), Lancaster Castle (21 km), Blackpool Pleasure Beach (13 km), Blackpool Zoo (8.9 km).
Where are Sower Carr’s historic buildings listed?
Sower Carr 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 Sower Carr 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)
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Zoo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenhalgh Castle: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avalanche: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Dipper: Norms360, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Revolution: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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