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National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port
Attractions in Childer Thornton

Trips from Childer Thornton, starting with National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port

Nothing is mapped inside Childer Thornton’s built-up area, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 museums and an attraction to choose from. Allow a day for Liverpool Cathedral, 12 km off.

Photo: National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port, Rept0n1x (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Childer Thornton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known

Leading the list near Childer Thornton

National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port aside, the next best known are a museum and an attraction.

MuseumNational Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumHadlow Road Station2.9 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionEastham Country Park Visitors Centre3 km outside town, to the north

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 map

The places, mapped

At the edge of the map sits National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port, 4.2 km out.

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The dashed line is Childer Thornton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

A breakdown by kind

2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Childer Thornton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The list in full

Each of the 3 is within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

11 listed buildings are on Childer Thornton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Childer Thornton →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Liverpool Cathedral, at 12 km, heads the 12.

CathedralLiverpool Cathedral12 km northArt galleryWalker Art Gallery13 km north · 338K visitors a yearArt galleryLady Lever Art Gallery7.6 km northwestCathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King13 km northBig drawArt galleryTate Liverpool12 km north · 540K visitors a yearCathedralChester Cathedral12 km southBig drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool13 km north · 606K visitors a yearBig drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum12 km north · 945K visitors a yearZooChester Zoo8.8 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home11 km northeastCastle · English HeritageChester Castle13 km southCastle · English HeritageBeeston Castle25 km southeast

Places well known beyond Childer Thornton (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.

What visitors ask about Childer Thornton

What is there to see near Childer Thornton?

No attraction is mapped inside Childer Thornton itself. Within 5 km of it are National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port, Hadlow Road Station and Eastham Country Park Visitors Centre.

Does Childer Thornton have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Childer Thornton: National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port and Hadlow Road Station.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Childer Thornton?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is John Lennon's Childhood Home (National Trust), 11 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near Childer Thornton?

Within 40 km: Liverpool Cathedral (12 km), Walker Art Gallery (13 km), Lady Lever Art Gallery (7.6 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (13 km).

Where are Childer Thornton’s historic buildings listed?

Childer Thornton has 11 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 Childer Thornton 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 (13)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.