Vale Royal Abbey
Former Cistercian Abbey and country house in Cheshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Cuddington
Photo: Vale Royal Abbey, Peter I. Vardy (Public domain)Around Cuddington, start with Vale Royal Abbey
Nothing is mapped inside Cuddington’s built-up area, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a historic house, a fort and an attraction. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. Make a day of it at Beeston Castle, 14 km away.
In Cuddington
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Leading the list near Cuddington
Beyond Vale Royal Abbey, there are a fort and an attraction.
Historic houseVale Royal Abbey2.8 km outside town, to the eastFortFort · National TrustOakmere hill fort2.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionGo Ape Delamere Forest3.6 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.
The map
Mapped
The farthest of them, Go Ape Delamere Forest, is 4.9 km out.
The dashed line is Cuddington’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
How the list breaks down
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 fort0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Cuddington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Oakmere hill fort).
Every place
Each place in turn
All 3 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.
13 listed buildings are on Cuddington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cuddington →
Big names nearby
Further afield
Head 14 km out for Beeston Castle, the best known of 12.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle14 km southwest
CathedralChester Cathedral20 km west
CastleHalton Castle12 km northwest
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery32 km northwest · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral31 km northwest
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King31 km northwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool32 km northwest · 540K visitors a year
CastlePeckforton Castle15 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle20 km west
ZooChester Zoo19 km west
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery30 km northwest
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool32 km northwest · 606K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Cuddington (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.
Common questions about Cuddington
What is there to see near Cuddington?
No attraction is mapped inside Cuddington itself. Within 5 km of it are Vale Royal Abbey, Oakmere hill fort and Go Ape Delamere Forest.
Does Cuddington have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Cuddington.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cuddington?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Cuddington, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Oakmere hill fort).
What are the best-known days out near Cuddington?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (14 km), Chester Cathedral (20 km), Halton Castle (12 km), Walker Art Gallery (32 km).
Where are Cuddington’s historic buildings listed?
Cuddington has 13 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 Cuddington 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)
- Vale Royal Abbey: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 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
- 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
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
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