Museum of North Craven Life
Museum in Settle, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Settle
Photo: Museum of North Craven Life, Alexander P Kapp (CC BY-SA 2.0)Things to do in Settle: Museum of North Craven Life and one other
The built-up area itself has 2 places on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 3 attractions and 2 museums. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 2 of them. Further afield lies Skipton Castle, at 21 km.
In Settle
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Settle’s big names
Next to Museum of North Craven Life, the best known are 3 attractions and a museum.
MuseumMuseum of North Craven Lifein townMuseumMuseumSettle Station Signal Boxin townAttractionAttractionJubilee Cave2.1 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionScaleber Force1.7 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionVictoria Cave1.9 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
Look to the northeast for most of the 3 just outside.
The dashed line is Settle’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 types of place
Other attractions lead the count with 3; 2 are museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 2 museums2 in town
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby
Green: inside Settle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The list in full
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 3 within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Settle come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
69 listed buildings are on Settle’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Settle →
Big names nearby
Day trips from Settle
The standout of the 12 is Skipton Castle, 21 km from town.
CastleSkipton Castle21 km southeast
AttractionIngleborough Cave9.9 km northwest
CastleLancaster Castle35 km westCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle39 km northeast
CastleBolton Castle35 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey18 km south
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre24 km south · 100K visitors a year
CathedralLancaster Cathedral34 km west
CastleThurland Castle23 km northwest
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral38 km south
CastlePendragon Castle39 km north
CastleHornby Castle24 km westPlaces well known beyond Settle (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.
Before a day out in Settle
What are the main attractions in Settle?
The best known inside Settle’s built-up area are Museum of North Craven Life and Settle Station Signal Box. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Settle have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Settle: Museum of North Craven Life and Settle Station Signal Box.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Settle?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Middleham Castle (English Heritage), 39 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Settle?
Within 40 km: Skipton Castle (21 km), Ingleborough Cave (9.9 km), Lancaster Castle (35 km), Middleham Castle (39 km).
Where are Settle’s historic buildings listed?
Settle has 69 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Settle 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)
- Museum of North Craven Life: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingleborough Cave: Peter Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sawley Abbey: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thurland Castle: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendragon Castle: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hornby Castle: Andy Hawkins from Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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