Towneley Hall
Country house and park with art gallery and museum in Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Worsthorne
Photo: Towneley Hall, Humphrey Bolton (CC BY-SA 2.0)Places to visit around Worsthorne, from Towneley Hall
No place to visit is mapped inside Worsthorne’s built-up area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Further out, Pendle Heritage Centre is 7.5 km away.
In Worsthorne
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Worsthorne, the best known
Close behind Towneley Hall are 3 museums.
MuseumTowneley Hall2.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumWeavers' Triangle3.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumQueen Street Mill Textile Museum2.3 km outside town, to the north
MuseumMuseum of Local Crafts & Industries2.3 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 map
Where to go
Of the 4 nearby, most are to the southwest.
The dashed line is Worsthorne’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
The list by type
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Green: inside Worsthorne. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Each place in turn
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.
Weavers' Triangle
Historic textie-producing area with a cotton museum in Lancashire, England.
Queen Street Mill Textile Museum
Museum in Burnley, England, United Kingdom.
Museum of Local Crafts & Industries
Museum in Burnley, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Worsthorne’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Worsthorne →
Big names nearby
Further out, the best known
Most famous of the 12 is Pendle Heritage Centre, 7.5 km from the centre.
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre7.5 km north · 100K visitors a year
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame34 km south
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum29 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)
CathedralManchester Cathedral34 km south
CastleSkipton Castle23 km northeast
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery35 km south
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral20 km west
MuseumThe Manchester Museum36 km south
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum35 km south · 830K visitors a year
CathedralBradford Cathedral29 km east
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum16 km east
MuseumChetham's Library34 km southPlaces well known beyond Worsthorne (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.
Questions about Worsthorne’s attractions
What is there to see near Worsthorne?
No attraction is mapped inside Worsthorne itself. Within 5 km of it are Towneley Hall, Weavers' Triangle, Queen Street Mill Textile Museum and Museum of Local Crafts & Industries.
Does Worsthorne have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Worsthorne: Towneley Hall, Weavers' Triangle, Queen Street Mill Textile Museum and Museum of Local Crafts & Industries.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Worsthorne?
None is recorded within 5 km of Worsthorne.
What are the best-known days out near Worsthorne?
Within 40 km: Pendle Heritage Centre (7.5 km), English Football Hall of Fame (34 km), National Science and Media Museum (29 km), Manchester Cathedral (34 km).
Where are Worsthorne’s historic buildings listed?
Worsthorne has 4 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 Worsthorne 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)
- Towneley Hall: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weavers' Triangle: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Local Crafts & Industries: Len Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, 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
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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