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The Peace Museum
Attractions in Shipley

Start with The Peace Museum: the sights of Shipley

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 11 of its 19. Mapped inside Shipley’s built-up area are 4 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 15. Visitors to National Science and Media Museum numbered 442K in 2015. A short walk covers 2, both within 1 km. For a full day, there is Fountains Abbey, 33 km away.

Photo: The Peace Museum, The wub (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Shipley
4
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
15
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
11
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Highlights of Shipley

Next to The Peace Museum, the best known are 2 museums, an attraction and an art gallery.

MuseumThe Peace Museumin townMuseumMuseumSaltaire Collectionin townAttractionAttractionSalts Millin townArt galleryArt gallerySaltaire Art Galleryin townMuseumNational Science and Media Museum3.3 km outside town, to the south · 442K visitors a year (2015)CathedralBradford Cathedral2.9 km outside town, to the southeast

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 map

Places on the map

The list reaches out to Bolling Hall Museum, 6.4 km away.

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The dashed line is Shipley’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

What they are

Ahead are museums or galleries (11); next, other attractions (5).

Museums & galleries 8 museums · 3 art galleries3 in town · 8 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 cathedral · 1 historic house · 1 church0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions1 in town · 4 nearby

Green: inside Shipley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Place after place

In town there are 4, and the list adds 15 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 4 inside Shipley 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.

116 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Shipley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shipley →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Of the 12 day trips, Fountains Abbey (33 km) is the best known.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey33 km northHistoric houseHarewood House18 km northeastGarden · National TrustStudley Royal Park34 km northeastAbbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)11 km eastCathedralLeeds Cathedral16 km eastMuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park28 km southeast · 300K visitors a yearCastleCliffe Castle10 km northwest · 65K visitors a yearMuseumBronte Parsonage Museum12 km westCastleSkipton Castle21 km northwestCastleSandal Castle27 km southeastCathedralWakefield Cathedral25 km southeastArt galleryLeeds Art Gallery16 km east

Places well known beyond Shipley (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 Shipley

What are the main attractions in Shipley?

The best known inside Shipley’s built-up area are The Peace Museum, Saltaire Collection, Salts Mill and Saltaire Art Gallery. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 15 more within 5 km.

Does Shipley have a museum?

11 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shipley: The Peace Museum, Saltaire Collection, Saltaire Art Gallery and National Science and Media Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shipley?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 33 km north.

What are the best-known days out near Shipley?

Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (33 km), Harewood House (18 km), Studley Royal Park (34 km), Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (11 km).

Where are Shipley’s historic buildings listed?

Shipley has 116 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 Shipley 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 (20)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.