Vale Royal Abbey
Former Cistercian Abbey and country house in Cheshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Davenham
Photo: Vale Royal Abbey, Peter I. Vardy (Public domain)Close to Davenham: Vale Royal Abbey and more
What there is to see lies just outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums, a historic house and an attraction, among others. Further out, Beeston Castle is 17 km away.
In Davenham
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Davenham, the best known
Following Vale Royal Abbey are 2 museums and an attraction.
Historic houseVale Royal Abbey1.2 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumWeaver Hall Museum & Workhouse200 m outside town, to the north
MuseumLion Salt Works2.6 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionAnderton Boat Lift2.6 km outside town, to the northEach 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
Leave town to the north for most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Davenham’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
By kind
It comes down to 2 museums, a historic house and an attraction.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Davenham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Full list of places
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 4 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
21 listed buildings are on Davenham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Davenham →
Big names nearby
A little further out
Of the 12 day trips, Beeston Castle (17 km) is the best known.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle17 km southwest
CathedralChester Cathedral26 km west
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery37 km northwest · 338K visitors a year
CastleHalton Castle16 km northwest
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral36 km northwest
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King36 km northwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool37 km northwest · 540K visitors a year
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame33 km northeast
CastlePeckforton Castle18 km southwest
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery32 km northeast
CathedralManchester Cathedral33 km northeast
MuseumThe Manchester Museum32 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Davenham (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.
Davenham, answered
What is there to see near Davenham?
No attraction is mapped inside Davenham itself. Within 5 km of it are Vale Royal Abbey, Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse, Lion Salt Works and Anderton Boat Lift.
Does Davenham have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Davenham: Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse and Lion Salt Works.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Davenham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 17 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Davenham?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (17 km), Chester Cathedral (26 km), Walker Art Gallery (37 km), Halton Castle (16 km).
Where are Davenham’s historic buildings listed?
Davenham has 21 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 Davenham 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)
- Vale Royal Abbey: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse: RLamb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lion Salt Works: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: 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
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, 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
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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