Bancroft Mills, Wilmington

Name: Bancroft Mills
Address: Wilmington, United States

#105 among attractions in Wilmington

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Bancroft Mills is an abandoned mill complex along Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America. It has been the site of some of the earliest and most famous mills near Wilmington and was the largest and longest running complex along the Brandywine. ()

Coordinates: 39°46'5"N, 75°33'42"W

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The HighlandsWilmington United States

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Bancroft Mills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Delaware Art Museum, Hagley Museum and Library, Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington State Parks.

~1350 ftSW
Museum, Art museum
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
7 min walk • The Delaware Art Museum is an art museum located on the Kentmere Parkway in Wilmington, Delaware, which holds a collection of more than 12,000 objects. The museum was founded in 1912 as the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts in honor of the artist Howard Pyle.
1.1 miNW
Museum, History museum
Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington
29 min walk • The Hagley Museum and Library is a nonprofit educational institution in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington.
1.1 miSE
Small zoo with monkeys, otters and tiger
Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington
29 min walk • Brandywine Zoo is a small 4.7-acre zoo that opened in 1905 in Brandywine Park in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It is located on the banks of the Brandywine River.
1.1 miSE
Park
Wilmington State Parks, Wilmington
28 min walk • Wilmington State Parks is a state park located in Wilmington, Delaware. Open year round, the park is approximately 345 acres of land mostly situated along the Brandywine Creek.
0.5 miW
Park
Rockford Park, Wilmington
14 min walk • Rockford Park is a historic public park located in a residential area of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It is characterized by a large, grassy meadow which slopes gently upward to a large knoll overlooking the Brandywine River.
1 miNE
Park, State park
Alapocas Run State Park, Wilmington
27 min walk • Alapocas Run State Park is a state park, located in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, along the Brandywine Creek and its Alapocas Run tributary. Open year-round, it is 415 acres in area.
0.6 miN
Museum, History museum, Garden
Nemours Mansion and Gardens, Wilmington
16 min walk • The Nemours Estate is a 200-acre country estate with jardin à la française formal gardens and a French neoclassical mansion in Wilmington, Delaware. Built to resemble a French château, its 105 rooms on four floors occupy nearly 47,000 sq ft.
1.1 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Wilmington
29 min walk • St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Wilmington, Delaware. Named in honor of Anthony of Padua, it falls within the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington and is operated by the Oblates of St.
1.2 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Entertainment
Delaware Children's Theatre, Wilmington
30 min walk • The Delaware Children's Theatre is a community theatre in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. The theatre company occupies the historic New Century Club building.
0.9 miSE
Park
Brandywine Park, Wilmington
22 min walk • Brandywine Park was the first city park established by the city of Wilmington, Delaware. It is located on the banks of Brandywine Creek, between Augustine Road and North Market Street.
1.1 miS
Tudor Revival architecture
Postles House, Wilmington
28 min walk • Postles House, also known as "The Gargoyle House", is a historic home located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1905, and is a three-story, "T"-shaped stone dwelling with eclectic Tudor Gothic style elements.

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Nearby attractions include Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington (7 min walk), Rockford Park, Wilmington (14 min walk), Nemours Mansion and Gardens, Wilmington (16 min walk), Delaware Center for Horticulture, Wilmington (17 min walk).