Best Places to Visit Near Nelson
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Nelson with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Preston, Malham, Halifax) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Nelson
Where to go for a weekend trip near Nelson? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Nelson within a 50 mile radius.
City
![preston](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fc6ceeae9c2ca69b65bed39c3b59903f.jpg?1616845974)
Village
![malham yorkshire dales national park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cdc0b8cf9fc02040e2329cba678bd9e4.jpg?1613298169)
Town
![halifax](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/81985f12a6068c9042bf50319fb4068d.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![huddersfield](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/35f0d78366bed1d72fe4f0c764eae7b3.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![blackburn](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/65cf717a417c55c87686b9dfbb81b8a9.jpg?1638295063)
Town
![bury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3fd34aaa538bb3ccdda7465efcf5ca1f.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![burnley](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2f4a9288ff640b489aad9f6fcb7ae860.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![bolton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cf9e2f5fb486185f6ee7569e991e8cfd.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![oldham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fe79e8bfffb8e410ee7f15bb7cb944d1.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![skipton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a576fdf036e82e479c9b81932b9cfa9f.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![ilkley](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e0020f25045e0eb69661d0297d0a5fca.jpg?1609684588)
Town
![clitheroe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/697d6ebad79da277e12f2b4a8dc7390a.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![rochdale](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f769eab9039d467d5baf1c08779cd91c.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![darwen](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/02c8a6cbd4d6cf3bd6a6d20c2afbee94.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![horwich](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/76465321d6e68c11327a5904e50b1a32.jpg?1605112772)
Town
![keighley](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/90a2fcf03cf6e3b41b36a0f613d53ba2.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![haworth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c3b4eb55afc9ee942561afce342529fa.jpg?1582270511)
City
![bradford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9cc5fa60e325e27f32168a1e626d71c6.jpg?1604740681)
Town
![hebden bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d34174ecbcaf72a06a2e5780a705c7fa.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![chorley](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f033704d74ee52ae7a31689115c389a4.jpg?1600166552)
Town
![ramsbottom](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c4e45655ab89a06756bcea1101fa1962.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![leyland](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1ed3bf6cbd6ff766643958653e8c05d3.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![brighouse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e83444c4a405c2a0031d4139f2c3c7d8.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![todmorden](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1693b87c2d509817919f9b6667d6186a.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![settle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7bd791bd28c3052e872fa4d0a73cb884.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![whalley](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cd3da18d5b2ee3d7959d7aabd41ae213.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![accrington](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/be1f192434706fdf8a5b76bbdb1c888d.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![padiham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a5497f4a2671efb96100bd76d2d14d72.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![rossendale](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/36927f176b08d60aabf7c70d4b216c1f.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![ribchester](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b41275272b162f8e8d5f4d3216516539.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![grassington yorkshire dales national park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bc85f958df42e4d59e9ad1cada8b7a6c.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![marsden](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d61a574a54ae0799ebbdbc38ba2ea8a2.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![addingham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5da60c31b08c78eb1dcb99f9d752f02b.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![shaw and crompton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/gb/53_5812_-2_09187.jpg)
Village
![mytholmroyd](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/294cccef06fafeef1780b94e50728030.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![littleborough](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f60f5e372a534ae74f3edbe216f7f893.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![goosnargh](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b83fc65507039dd27e9bb1f747e8e768.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![barnoldswick](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/90177928043bafa129dd98c98b7435c2.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![elland](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/be19519982edf02bc6b8437eaeff2b9a.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![bacup](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/737597d9b4a198af4f0062fc9984294b.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![gargrave](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f7b605b9de3c4b9b337f3cc2e96acecd.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![cullingworth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4079c0da19a8e99c66676332f6a5ae54.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![forest of bowland](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7f1a5f5aa2a9cd7a0f290afd9a93833a.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![langho](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f7ea879dba6e316edbf08bfa75119454.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![longridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/33a2b02d2905a8a94eedb3bb331788da.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![menston](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d833161dc90257be40b201bfc532e3ee.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![diggle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2f7c4c1354636d6983f66df94acc9857.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![helmshore](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/137d2206f66abd873167f2e46753b94d.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![great harwood](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f9be0e8bb3fdf570f016c43ef74246cf.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![silsden](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4f1993787caf1e3763e6d7bde99b3171.jpg?1582270511)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Nelson
Best Day Trips from Nelson
![Gordale Scar](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4831e511aab9802573e8cce34bdadb32.jpg?1613297824)
![National Science and Media Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6fbd2fa256ae12d451ff4ec4bec89915.jpg?1582270511)
Exhibits on the history of TV and film
![Cliffe Castle Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0b2800f16d4d59be7b82a0c2ce06a9d4.jpg?1582270511)
Country mansion with costumes and fossils
![Malham Cove](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3214c0fa94a88aac9754278856201d7b.jpg?1590486613)
Unique rock formation and scenic views
![Manchester Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/46304f376970f4ec0545832317ebde50.jpg?1602839161)
![Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/17b75957b5115eb31bae1f45d9462e01.jpg?1582270511)
![Studley Royal Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/06d6f91a382f6574ce3a99289ac0bbf3.jpg?1605721822)
![National Portrait Gallery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/69629e584bb8be5ef1522209c36df29d.jpg?1609518586)
Famous faces by famous artists
![Manor House Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7ccb95544308571774a68e5e34022b7e.jpg?1609684718)
![Janet's Foss](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a6da67530e7faf34d77b65f550a513b6.jpg?1582270511)
Waterfall in a picturesque setting
![Harris Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/dd0f0e16e5ea2321732212fe7e52ea43.jpg?1582270511)
![Bradford Industrial Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/898a3e169e07b719a7933d855dd97916.jpg?1630824208)
![Dunham Massey Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ce0b50ccb69a77ae281d1976c4556e53.jpg?1582270511)
![Ewood Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5f01f5044805fb4e2b87d231aa3ec50c.jpg?1582270511)
![Bronte Parsonage Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a4580ebfadac547bb937539dac128b16.jpg?1582270511)
Family home of the Brontë sisters
![Halifax Borough Market](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/13452bb70b69a9488aff7af8c5ca5d83.jpg?1582270511)
![Corporation Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8e79bc2e344ac7e226ec84bcd457d46c.jpg?1582270511)
![Gigg Lane](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fc51a300ef6e75646054c4b79691e8cb.jpg?1582270511)
![Towneley Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a6ba5daddda40692136f788eb3664b49.jpg?1582270511)
![Covered Market](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7e163a656a5e0aab5da35c48684a9459.jpg?1582270511)
![Sunbridge Wells](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/77945277fe42a176ac93a7f37a743428.jpg?1582270511)
![Deepdale](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a4dbe52f3619de5a719ec2183198e817.jpg?1582270511)
![Scaleber Force](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5435246fdcc91b80fb385e63bf7a14bf.jpg?1648497524)
![Kirklees Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e04aecf75bd42f83062fa64a4af10721.jpg?1582270511)
![Blackburn Arena](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bdb14c7f84e3c18db4f73a3b74372c4d.jpg?1582270511)
![Capernwray Dive Centre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3a3dfbd88f0f5df3af67edfd8dcc9528.jpg?1660670556)
![Ingleborough](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/54ad21a8b330c8c18dc9fa74e32ecf00.jpg?1582270511)
Flat-topped peak with fortress ruins
![Weavers' Triangle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/27773396152fd8b084ab4759d09d06e7.jpg?1582270511)
![Blackburn Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/60c456008da76a70c1f09f1d4f3a4459.jpg?1582270511)
Cathedral built between 1820 and 1977
![Windermere](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7c49f1f97436696fd4d3fb6995704216.jpg?1582270511)
![Odsal Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d4f0d384868d04b448cbaf2ec0538995.jpg?1582270511)
![Queen Street Mill Textile Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/61440cbecfe644e2dde420a141d06b62.jpg?1582270511)
![Spotland Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/aa29d297c9ff312f88e5ba9d5d343d7c.jpg?1582270511)
![Skipton Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/af136d0e090fcee955b99a1a0bf4e6f5.jpg?1582270511)
![Rivington Pike](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a87046559a8aaaf78ede601811ea1435.jpg?1582270511)
![The Ultimate Roller Coaster](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/97ce31754880b4b63d9037fc525a04a0.jpg?1582270511)
![Halifax Town Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d4bc88c12e1860bfdc09df60a72e57b6.jpg?1582270511)
![Clitheroe Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e2cd4306dd4e55376c405490dd75e5a8.jpg?1582270511)
![Peel Monument](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bbb865ec65cc258e8c2fd2afbbafe132.jpg?1582270511)
![Lee Quarry](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/95b4d589777cf40cce3f9a4af2124e37.jpg?1582270511)
![Cartwright Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4013fb7b2ac21494cc7bfe87f24c01f0.jpg?1582270511)
![Worden Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/61458e64bb39183c2473025de7bde093.jpg?1582270511)
![Gawthorpe Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f197f16f9b9bca5b7620020f0e6a526e.jpg?1582270511)
![Crown Ground](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/75f40cde74b57fd8b06419e890e2e82a.jpg?1582270511)
![Formby Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ea6ea232ac0462913e7a2ebc2b633674.jpg?1582270511)
![St Mary and All Saints' Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5d291917ff25a640b41b35484e4fecd7.jpg?1582270511)
![Rochdale Town Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5457c423d0ff965955430bfd6a761d83.jpg?1582270511)
![Jubilee Tower](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/42a37e853c42266a6f3b58b2c0342e43.jpg?1582270511)
![Accrington Town Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/71334bd4c33de39fd9bc6a03551b4e57.jpg?1648549516)
![Rufford Old Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4870e277372098d600b61d81e98745c9.jpg?1582270511)
![Shibden Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5c26dc5cce4b74503a51d4d60e7f3127.jpg?1582270511)
600-year-old medieval manor and grounds
![Rochdale Pioneers Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/490ff7f8d39ea36abdf809b3df39e740.jpg?1582270511)
![Keighley & Worth Valley Railway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1b2421476dd74091b9f8dee252ccef44.jpg?1582270511)
![Huddersfield Art Gallery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d86f6e44b40c0e4822a5fed19b51d549.jpg?1648510810)
![Astley Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/745dd2ff0ab097514a561afe665dae91.jpg?1582270511)
![Craven Museum & Gallery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5bf5b8cde5a5fbbce17daa0a45b5d8e6.jpg?1582270511)
![Church of St Alkelda](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/86fdbe83e4a66901ff9c536f2356ddf4.jpg?1648453465)
![Church of St Walburge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3c0aff27df5dbe0e9cc74bb3288d9722.jpg?1582270511)
![Lancashire Witches Walk](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/00ef2fbea5198181e6e29739eacfd5af.jpg?1582270511)
![St. Mary's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/63b680eee2569e299cc57182ef433cf6.jpg?1582270511)