Places to visit near Culcheth: Wild Wings Birds of Prey & more
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Culcheth’s built-up area. On the list: 3 museums and a wildlife park, among others. Allow a day for English Football Hall of Fame, 19 km off.
Top of the list around Culcheth
The list goes on from Wild Wings Birds of Prey to 3 museums.
Each 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
Of the 4 nearby, most are to the north.
The dashed line is Culcheth’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
3 of the 4 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Culcheth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
You will find all 4 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Culcheth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Culcheth →
Beyond the town
English Football Hall of Fame, at 19 km, heads the 12 day trips.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame19 km east
MuseumImperial War Museum North15 km east · 2K visitors a year
CathedralManchester Cathedral18 km east
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery19 km east
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery31 km west · 338K visitors a year
MuseumThe Manchester Museum19 km east
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum18 km east · 830K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral31 km west
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King30 km west
MuseumChetham's Library19 km east
CastleHalton Castle18 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool32 km west · 540K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Culcheth (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.
Culcheth: questions and answers
What is there to see near Culcheth?
No attraction is mapped inside Culcheth itself. Within 5 km of it are Wild Wings Birds of Prey, Leigh Spinners Mill Heritage Centre, North West Computer Museum and Leigh Town Hall Archives.
Does Culcheth have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Culcheth: Leigh Spinners Mill Heritage Centre, North West Computer Museum and Leigh Town Hall Archives.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Culcheth?
None is recorded within 5 km of Culcheth.
What are the best-known days out near Culcheth?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (19 km), Imperial War Museum North (15 km), Manchester Cathedral (18 km), Manchester Art Gallery (19 km).
Where are Culcheth’s historic buildings listed?
Culcheth has 3 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 Culcheth 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)
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, 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
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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