Attractions in Higher Thrushgill & Things to Do in Higher Thrushgill
(and nearby)

Docker Park Farm Visitor Centre and Owls Cafe (9 Miles)*
Docker Park Farm is situated in a fabulous rural setting between Lancaster and Kendal.
White Scar Cave (9 Miles)*
Deep beneath Ingleborough Hill, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, lies a hidden world which has been sculpted by nature over thousands of years.
Lancaster City Museum (10 Miles)*
The Museum was founded in 1923 and its displays illustrate the history and archaeology of the county town of Lancaster and the most northerly and rural part of Lancashire.
Cottage Museum (11 Miles)*
The Cottage Museum Lancaster is part of a small vernacular house of 1739.
Lancaster Castle (11 Miles)*
One of the best-preserved and hardest-working Castles in the country, Lancaster Castle is used as Courts and Prison. The Castle is owned by HM The Queen in right of her Duchy of Lancaster.
Lancaster Maritime Museum (11 Miles)*
Explore Lancaster's 'Golden Age' and rich maritime past inside two splendid Georgian quayside buildings.
Leighton Hall (12 Miles)*
Set in beautiful parkland against a backdrop of the Lakeland Fells, award winning neo Gothic Leighton Hall is the lived-in home of the Gillow family.
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis (13 Miles)*
Lakelands Wildlife Discovery Centre is a unique and exciting blend of exotic wildlife and interactive hands-on displays - from magic molecules to mischievous monkeys.
Malam Tarn and Moor (15 Miles)*
Malham Tarn is a small glacial lake set on top of Malham Moor, a well-known beauty spot in the Yorkshire Dales. Surrounded by rolling hills and bleak moorland, it is the highest glacial lake in England.
Ribchester Roman Museum (16 Miles)*
Ribchester Roman Museum is located in the picturesque village of Ribchester which is set in the beautiful countryside of the Ribble Valley.
Levens Hall (17 Miles)*
The Hall is a magnificent Elizabethan mansion built around a 13th century pele tower with unique Topiary Gardens and a working steam collection.
Yorkshire Dales Mining Museum (18 Miles)*
The small town of Earby, on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border, was associated with cotton weaving until the 1960's and has no mining background at all. But it is home to an unrivalled collection of mining relics from the Yorkshire Dales.
Cartmel Racecourse (18 Miles)*
Cartmel Racecourse is based in one of the prettiest villages in England, in the south of the Lake District.
Sizergh Castle (18 Miles)*
The imposing Sizergh Castle stands at the gateway to the Lake District near Kendal. It has been home to the Strickland family for more than 750 years.
Samlesbury Hall (19 Miles)*
Built in 1325 Samlesbury Hall is steeped in fascinating history, retaining its original typical black and white exterior, the Hall is almost equidistant between Blackburn and Preston, yet retaining a rural feel.
Gawthorpe Hall (19 Miles)*
Gawthorpe Hall was built between 1600 and 1605 for the Shuttleworth family who had already been at Gawthorpe for over 200 years.
Holker Hall and Gardens (20 Miles)*
At Holker you always feel like a welcome guest not a tourist. It is set in exceptionally beautiful countryside with gardens merging into parkland, with hills on one side and the expanse of Morecambe Bay on the other.
Abbot Hall Art Gallery (20 Miles)*
The Gallery is housed in one of Kendal's most important buildings, a Grade I listed villa, on the banks of the River Kent. The galleries offer two floors of light-filled spaces in which to see art.
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (20 Miles)*
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is housed in a beautiful Arts and Crafts style building, it offers a lively programme of exhibitions and events for all the family.
Fleetwood Museum (20 Miles)*
Discover this fascinating Museum, close to the quayside and overlooking Morecambe Bay. Fleetwood Museum brings to life the history of Fleetwood and the Lancashire Coast
Harris Museum and Art Gallery (20 Miles)*
Escape from the bustle of the town centre and spend some time enjoying the best of Preston's heritage in a beautiful Grade 1 listed building.
Kendal Museum (20 Miles)*
Kendal Museum is one of the oldest museums in the country. It houses outstanding displays of archaeology and natural history, both local and global.
Queen Street Mill Textile Museum (21 Miles)*
Steam Powered Weaving is brought to Life at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, the world's last 19th century steam powered weaving mill.
Skipton Castle (21 Miles)*
Skipton Castle is one of the most complete and well preserved mediaeval castles in England - over 900 years old…
Haworth Art Gallery (22 Miles)*
Originally called Hollins Hill, the Gallery is a Tudor-style Edwardian house designed and built for William Haworth and his sister Anne in 1909 by Walter Brierley, FSA of York. It is now Accrington's art gallery.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.



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