Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Wool and cotton mills in Lancashire, England.
Attractions in Stubbins
Photo: Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, robert wade (CC BY-SA 2.0)Helmshore Mills Textile Museum and more near Stubbins
None of our places to visit is inside Stubbins’ built-up area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. English Football Hall of Fame lies 20 km out, the pick for a day trip.
In Stubbins
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Best known
The first to see around Stubbins
The rest of the best known are 3 museums.
MuseumHelmshore Mills Textile Museum2.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumThe Whitaker3.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumHigher Mill2.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumWhitakers' Mill2.7 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
Plotted on the map
To the northwest lie most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Stubbins’ 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
Kinds of place
They are all museums or galleries: 4 in all.
Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Green: inside Stubbins. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Each place in turn
4 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Stubbins’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stubbins →
Big names nearby
Beyond Stubbins
The pick of the 12 is English Football Hall of Fame, 20 km off.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame20 km south
CathedralManchester Cathedral20 km south
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery21 km south
MuseumThe Manchester Museum22 km south
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum21 km south · 830K visitors a year
MuseumImperial War Museum North21 km south · 2K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library20 km south
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral15 km northwest
MuseumNational Football Museum20 km south
MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum12 km southwest
CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist20 km south
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum40 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)Places well known beyond Stubbins (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.
Good to know in Stubbins
What is there to see near Stubbins?
No attraction is mapped inside Stubbins itself. Within 5 km of it are Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, The Whitaker, Higher Mill and Whitakers' Mill.
Does Stubbins have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Stubbins: Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, The Whitaker, Higher Mill and Whitakers' Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stubbins?
None is recorded within 5 km of Stubbins.
What are the best-known days out near Stubbins?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (20 km), Manchester Cathedral (20 km), Manchester Art Gallery (21 km), The Manchester Museum (22 km).
Where are Stubbins’ historic buildings listed?
Stubbins has 2 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 Stubbins 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 (14)
- Helmshore Mills Textile Museum: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Whitaker: Acabashi, 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
- 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
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist: The_Cathedral_Church_of_St_John_the_Evangelist,_Chapel_Street,_Salford.jpg: Ian Roberts derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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