The one place to visit in Heptonstall is Heptonstall Museum
The best-known day out from Heptonstall is National Science and Media Museum, 18 km away. There is one place to visit inside Heptonstall’s built-up area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a museum and an attraction. Of these, one is looked after by the National Trust.
The first to see in Heptonstall
Alongside Heptonstall Museum you find an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Furthest from the centre is Gibson Mill, 2.3 km away.
The dashed line is Heptonstall’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
The places here are a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Heptonstall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Gibson Mill).
Every one of them
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Heptonstall comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
61 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Heptonstall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Heptonstall →
Names further out
Day trips number 12; the best known is National Science and Media Museum, 18 km off.
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum18 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)
CathedralBradford Cathedral19 km east
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum10 km northeast
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame33 km southwest
CathedralManchester Cathedral33 km southwest
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park33 km southeast · 300K visitors a year
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery33 km southwest
CastleSkipton Castle24 km north
MuseumThe Manchester Museum34 km southwest
Historic houseHarewood House36 km northeast
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum34 km southwest · 830K visitors a year
CastleCliffe Castle16 km northeast · 65K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Heptonstall (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.
Planning a visit to Heptonstall
What are the main attractions in Heptonstall?
The place to visit inside Heptonstall’s built-up area is Heptonstall Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Heptonstall have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Heptonstall: Heptonstall Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Heptonstall?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Heptonstall, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Gibson Mill).
What are the best-known days out near Heptonstall?
Within 40 km: National Science and Media Museum (18 km), Bradford Cathedral (19 km), Bronte Parsonage Museum (10 km), English Football Hall of Fame (33 km).
Where are Heptonstall’s historic buildings listed?
Heptonstall has 61 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 Heptonstall 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
- Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliffe Castle: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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