Attractions in Whitewell & Things to Do in Whitewell
(and nearby)

Ribchester Roman Museum (7 Miles)*
Ribchester Roman Museum is located in the picturesque village of Ribchester which is set in the beautiful countryside of the Ribble Valley.
Samlesbury Hall (10 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.
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (11 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.
Gawthorpe Hall (12 Miles)*
Gawthorpe Hall was built between 1600 and 1605 for the Shuttleworth family who had already been at Gawthorpe for over 200 years.
Harris Museum and Art Gallery (13 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.
Haworth Art Gallery (13 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.
Lancaster City Museum (14 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 (14 Miles)*
The Cottage Museum Lancaster is part of a small vernacular house of 1739.
Queen Street Mill Textile Museum (14 Miles)*
Steam Powered Weaving is brought to Life at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, the world's last 19th century steam powered weaving mill.
Lancaster Castle (14 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 (15 Miles)*
Explore Lancaster's 'Golden Age' and rich maritime past inside two splendid Georgian quayside buildings.
Yorkshire Dales Mining Museum (15 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.
Docker Park Farm Visitor Centre and Owls Cafe (17 Miles)*
Docker Park Farm is situated in a fabulous rural setting between Lancaster and Kendal.
Rossendale Museum (17 Miles)*
Rossendale Museum is housed in a 19th century mill owner's residence built in 1840 for the Hardman family, overlooking their woollen mill at New Hall Hey
White Scar Cave (17 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.
Astley Hall (18 Miles)*
Discover a 400 year old house, built by the Charnock family in Elizabethan times.
Malam Tarn and Moor (18 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.
Leighton Hall (19 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.
Fleetwood Museum (19 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
Marsh Mill Windmill (20 Miles)*
Marsh Mill is a Grade II listed post mill, the tallest in Europe, standing at over seventy feet.
Camelot Theme Park (20 Miles)*
Camelot. The land of great Knights and Amazing Days.
Skipton Castle (20 Miles)*
Skipton Castle is one of the most complete and well preserved mediaeval castles in England - over 900 years old…
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis (21 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.
Smithills Hall and Estate (21 Miles)*
Visitors to Smithills Hall can enjoy history in the surroundings of a building that stretches from the 14th century to the glorious period of the Arts and Craft revolution of the late 19th century.
Rufford Old Hall (22 Miles)*
The magnificent Great Hall dates from around 1530 and is believed to have played host to a performing William Shakespeare. A magnificent, giant, carved, moveable wooden screen is thought to be the only surviving example of its kind in the UK.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.



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