Worth the trip from Ulnes Walton: Astley Hall, 5.6 km off
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Ulnes Walton’s built-up area. The mix takes in 3 museums and an attraction. Walker Art Gallery is worth a day, 32 km from the centre.
Around Ulnes Walton: where to begin
Alongside Astley Hall you find 2 museums and an attraction.
MuseumAstley Hall4.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumBritish Commercial Vehicle Museum3.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumSouth Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centre3.2 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionCedar Farm4.7 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Leave town to the northeast for most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Ulnes Walton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Ulnes Walton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Ulnes Walton
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 4 places.
British Commercial Vehicle Museum
Automotive museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
South Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centre
Museum in Leyland, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
A little further out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Walker Art Gallery, at 32 km.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery32 km southwest · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral33 km southwest
AttractionBlackpool Tower28 km northwest
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King32 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool34 km southwest · 540K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustRufford Old Hall6 km southwest
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool32 km southwest · 606K visitors a year
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame38 km southeast
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral19 km northeast
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum34 km southwest · 945K visitors a year
CathedralManchester Cathedral38 km southeast
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery38 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Ulnes Walton (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.
Ulnes Walton: questions and answers
What is there to see near Ulnes Walton?
No attraction is mapped inside Ulnes Walton itself. Within 5 km of it are Astley Hall, British Commercial Vehicle Museum, South Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centre and Cedar Farm.
Does Ulnes Walton have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ulnes Walton: Astley Hall, British Commercial Vehicle Museum and South Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ulnes Walton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rufford Old Hall (National Trust), 6 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ulnes Walton?
Within 40 km: Walker Art Gallery (32 km), Liverpool Cathedral (33 km), Blackpool Tower (28 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (32 km).
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 Ulnes Walton 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)
- Astley Hall: Kevin Waterhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum: Sherpa_536, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, 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
- Rufford Old Hall: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, 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
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