Arley Hall, 4.5 km from Appleton Thorn
Visitors to Appleton Thorn can choose from 3 museums, 3 attractions and a historic house. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 9 are within 5 km of its edge. For a full day, there is Halton Castle, 10 km away.
Around Appleton Thorn: where to begin
Then come 3 museums, a zoo and an attraction, behind Arley Hall.
Historic houseArley Hall2.7 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumWarrington Museum & Art Gallery4.9 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooWalton Hall Zoo3.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBicycle Museum3.7 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionDinosaur Footprint4.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumLymm Heritage Centre4.2 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Out at 6 km is High Legh Miniature Railway, the farthest.
The dashed line is Appleton Thorn’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (3), then other attractions (3).
Green: inside Appleton Thorn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 9.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Appleton Thorn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Appleton Thorn →
The wider area
The pick of the 12 is Halton Castle, 10 km off.
CastleHalton Castle10 km west
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery30 km west · 338K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle27 km south
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral29 km west
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King29 km west
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame25 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool31 km west · 540K visitors a year
CathedralChester Cathedral29 km southwest
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery25 km northeast
CathedralManchester Cathedral25 km northeast
MuseumImperial War Museum North21 km northeast · 2K visitors a year
MuseumThe Manchester Museum24 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Appleton Thorn (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.
Seeing Appleton Thorn: your questions
What is there to see near Appleton Thorn?
No attraction is mapped inside Appleton Thorn itself. Within 5 km of it are Arley Hall, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, Walton Hall Zoo and Bicycle Museum.
Does Appleton Thorn have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Appleton Thorn: Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, Bicycle Museum and Lymm Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Appleton Thorn?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 27 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Appleton Thorn?
Within 40 km: Halton Castle (10 km), Walker Art Gallery (30 km), Beeston Castle (27 km), Liverpool Cathedral (29 km).
Where are Appleton Thorn’s historic buildings listed?
Appleton Thorn has 8 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 Appleton Thorn 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 (14)
- Arley Hall: Pixie2000 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warrington Museum & Art Gallery: RDJ226, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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