Places to visit near Brown Knowl: Cholmondeley Castle & more
Nothing is mapped inside Brown Knowl’s built-up area, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house, a castle and a museum. Go 7 km out for Beeston Castle.
The best known around Brown Knowl
The rest of the best known are a castle and a museum.
Historic houseCholmondeley Castle4.3 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleBolesworth Castle1.7 km outside town, to the north
MuseumStretton Water Mill4 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
The map ends at Cholmondeley Castle, 4.6 km out.
The dashed line is Brown Knowl’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
2 of the 3 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Brown Knowl. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 3 places in all.
Bolesworth Castle
Grade II* listed English country house in Broxton, Cheshire, England, UK.
Stretton Water Mill
Grade II* listed watermill in Stretton, Cheshire West and Chester, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Brown Knowl’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Brown Knowl →
Names further out
Day trips number 12; the best known is Beeston Castle, 7 km off.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle7 km northeast
CastleHolt Castle Ruins8.5 km west
CastlePeckforton Castle5.8 km northeast
CathedralChester Cathedral16 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle15 km northwest
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery40 km north · 338K visitors a year
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle28 km southwest
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral39 km north
ZooChester Zoo19 km northwest
Historic houseEaton Hall11 km northwest
CathedralWrexham Cathedral17 km west
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King39 km northPlaces well known beyond Brown Knowl (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 Brown Knowl: questions
What is there to see near Brown Knowl?
No attraction is mapped inside Brown Knowl itself. Within 5 km of it are Cholmondeley Castle, Bolesworth Castle and Stretton Water Mill.
Does Brown Knowl have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Brown Knowl: Stretton Water Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Brown Knowl?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 7 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Brown Knowl?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (7 km), Holt Castle Ruins (8.5 km), Peckforton Castle (5.8 km), Chester Cathedral (16 km).
Where are Brown Knowl’s historic buildings listed?
Brown Knowl has 4 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 Brown Knowl 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 (15)
- Cholmondeley Castle: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolesworth Castle: Jonathan Hutchins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stretton Water Mill: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eaton Hall: Neil Kennedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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