Trips from Cragg Vale, starting with Sowerby Castle
None of our places to visit is inside Cragg Vale’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums and a castle. Further out, National Science and Media Museum is 18 km away.
Where to start near Cragg Vale
Close behind Sowerby Castle are 2 museums.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
To the east is where most of the 3 lie.
The dashed line is Cragg Vale’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Museums or galleries lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Cragg Vale. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
These 3 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Cragg Vale’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cragg Vale →
Further away
Best known of the 12 within reach is National Science and Media Museum, at 18 km.
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum18 km northeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)
CathedralBradford Cathedral18 km northeast
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame30 km southwest
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park30 km east · 300K visitors a year
CathedralManchester Cathedral30 km southwest
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery31 km southwest
MuseumThe Manchester Museum32 km southwest
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum13 km north
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum32 km southwest · 830K visitors a year
Historic houseHarewood House37 km northeast
MuseumChetham's Library30 km southwest
CastleSandal Castle33 km eastPlaces well known beyond Cragg Vale (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.
Know before you go to Cragg Vale
What is there to see near Cragg Vale?
No attraction is mapped inside Cragg Vale itself. Within 5 km of it are Sowerby Castle, Heptonstall Museum and Warley Museum.
Does Cragg Vale have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cragg Vale: Heptonstall Museum and Warley Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cragg Vale?
None is recorded within 5 km of Cragg Vale.
What are the best-known days out near Cragg Vale?
Within 40 km: National Science and Media Museum (18 km), Bradford Cathedral (18 km), English Football Hall of Fame (30 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (30 km).
Where are Cragg Vale’s historic buildings listed?
Cragg Vale has 11 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 Cragg Vale 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)
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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