Places to visit around Acton Bridge, from Anderton Boat Lift
A day out from Acton Bridge leads to Beeston Castle, 16 km away. There is no place to visit inside Acton Bridge’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge.
Top of the list around Acton Bridge
An attraction follows Anderton Boat Lift.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Furthest from the centre is E-Scape, 6.8 km away.
The dashed line is Acton Bridge’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Every one of them is among other attractions.
Green: inside Acton Bridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Both on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Acton Bridge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Acton Bridge →
Big names nearby
Allow a day for Beeston Castle, 16 km away, the pick of 12.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle16 km south
CastleHalton Castle9.6 km northwest
CathedralChester Cathedral21 km southwest
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery30 km northwest · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral29 km northwest
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King29 km northwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool30 km northwest · 540K visitors a year
ZooChester Zoo19 km west
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle21 km southwest
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery28 km west
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool30 km northwest · 606K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home22 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Acton Bridge (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Know before you go to Acton Bridge
What is there to see near Acton Bridge?
No attraction is mapped inside Acton Bridge itself. Within 5 km of it are Anderton Boat Lift and E-Scape.
Does Acton Bridge have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Acton Bridge.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Acton Bridge?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 16 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Acton Bridge?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (16 km), Halton Castle (9.6 km), Chester Cathedral (21 km), Walker Art Gallery (30 km).
Where are Acton Bridge’s historic buildings listed?
Acton Bridge has 6 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Acton Bridge when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (12)
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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