Lightning XS928 heads the list around Wesham
For a trip from Wesham, Blackpool Tower is 12 km away. With nothing inside Wesham’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a historic site and a zoo.
Just outside Wesham, the best known
Next to Lightning XS928, the best known is a zoo.
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 lie of the land
Lightning XS928, 4.9 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Wesham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
Between them they are a historic site and a zoo.
Green: inside Wesham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
You will find both within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Wesham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wesham →
Days out
Top of the 12 day trips: Blackpool Tower, at 12 km.
AttractionBlackpool Tower12 km west
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach11 km west
ZooBlackpool Zoo8.8 km west
CastleLancaster Castle29 km north
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral27 km east
AttractionAvalanche11 km west
CathedralLancaster Cathedral29 km north
AttractionRevolution11 km west
AttractionBig One11 km west
AttractionBig Dipper11 km west
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston13 km east
MuseumHarris Museum13 km eastPlaces well known beyond Wesham (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.
Wesham: questions and answers
What is there to see near Wesham?
No attraction is mapped inside Wesham itself. Within 5 km of it are Lightning XS928 and Wild Discovery Zoo.
Does Wesham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Wesham.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wesham?
None is recorded within 5 km of Wesham.
What are the best-known days out near Wesham?
Within 40 km: Blackpool Tower (12 km), Blackpool Pleasure Beach (11 km), Blackpool Zoo (8.8 km), Lancaster Castle (29 km).
Where are Wesham’s historic buildings listed?
Wesham 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 Wesham 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
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Zoo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Avalanche: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Revolution: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big One: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Dipper: Norms360, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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