Cockersand Abbey
#641 among destinations in the United Kingdom


Facts and practical information
Cockersand Abbey is a former abbey and former civil parish near Cockerham in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the mouth of the River Cocker. ()
EnglandUnited Kingdom
Cockersand Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Ashton Hall, Plover Scar Lighthouse, Christ Church, St Patrick's Chapel.
3.1 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, GolfAshton Hall, Lancaster
78 min walk • Ashton Hall is a largely rebuilt 14th-century mansion in the civil parish of Thurnham, Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles south of the city of Lancaster and is on the east bank of the River Lune. is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now owned by Lancaster Golf Club.
0.5 miNW
LighthousePlover Scar Lighthouse, Sunderland Point
14 min walk • Plover Scar Lighthouse, also known as the Abbey Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse sited at the entrance of the Lune estuary, near Cockersand Abbey in Lancashire, England. The lighthouse is maintained by the Lancaster Port Commission.
1.9 miNE
ChurchChrist Church
48 min walk • Christ Church is in the village of Glasson, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is combined with those of St Michael, Cockerham, and St Luke, Winmarleigh.
5.1 miN
ChurchSt Patrick's Chapel, Heysham
129 min walk • St Patrick's Chapel is a ruined building that stands on a headland above St Peter's Church, in Heysham, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
4.6 miNE
5.1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architectureSt Peter's Church, Heysham
129 min walk • St Peter's Church is in the village of Heysham, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn.
3.6 miSW
ChurchOld St John the Baptist's Church
92 min walk • Old St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Pilling, Lancashire, England. It stands 100 metres to the south of the new church, also dedicated to St John the Baptist.
4.4 miNE
Museum, Art gallery, ShoppingPeter Scott Gallery, Lancaster
112 min walk • Lancaster Arts at Lancaster University is Lancaster University's public arts organisation. The organisation presents performances, for the public, staff and students, through its campus venues the Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster Concerts Series and the Peter Scott Gallery.
4.3 miNE
Church, SpiritualLancaster University Chaplaincy Centre, Lancaster
109 min walk • Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre, on the campus of Lancaster University in the United Kingdom brings together the many faith groups represented on the campus and in the wider community.
3.8 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architectureSt John's Church, Galgate
98 min walk • St John's Church is in Chapel Lane, Ellel, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
4.2 miNE
Museum, Art gallery, LibraryThe Ruskin - Library and Museum, Lancaster
107 min walk • The Ruskin - Library, Museum and Research Centre is an archive, university museum and research centre at University of Lancaster, in the north of England.
