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Gawsworth Old Hall
Attractions in Gawsworth

Close to Gawsworth: Gawsworth Old Hall and more

What there is to see lies just outside: 6 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 3 historic houses and 3 museums. Allow a day for Lyme Hall, 14 km off.

Photo: Gawsworth Old Hall, Dave.Dunford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Gawsworth
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

The names to know near Gawsworth

Beyond Gawsworth Old Hall, there are 3 museums and 2 historic houses.

Historic houseGawsworth Old Hall500 m outside town, to the southHistoric houseCapesthorne Hall4.6 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseSutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends3.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumParadise Mill3.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumWest Park Museum3.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumMacclesfield Silk Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northeast

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

On the map

On the map, most of the 6 sit to the northeast.

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The dashed line is Gawsworth’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

Grouped by kind

There are more castles or historic places (3) than anything else, then museums or galleries (3).

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 historic houses0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Gawsworth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Place after place

These 6 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.

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

2 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Gawsworth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gawsworth →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

Day trips number 12; the best known is Lyme Hall, 14 km off.

Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall14 km northeastHistoric houseChatsworth House37 km eastBig drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort33 km southeast · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame29 km northCastle · English HeritageBeeston Castle37 km westArt galleryManchester Art Gallery28 km northMuseumThe Manchester Museum27 km northCathedralManchester Cathedral29 km northHistoric house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall13 km southwestCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle29 km northeastBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum28 km north · 830K visitors a yearMuseumImperial War Museum North28 km north · 2K visitors a year

Places well known beyond Gawsworth (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.

Questions about Gawsworth’s attractions

What is there to see near Gawsworth?

No attraction is mapped inside Gawsworth itself. Within 5 km of it are Gawsworth Old Hall, Capesthorne Hall, Sutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends and Paradise Mill.

Does Gawsworth have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Gawsworth: Paradise Mill, West Park Museum and Macclesfield Silk Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Gawsworth?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Lyme Hall (National Trust), 14 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near Gawsworth?

Within 40 km: Lyme Hall (14 km), Chatsworth House (37 km), Alton Towers Resort (33 km), English Football Hall of Fame (29 km).

Where are Gawsworth’s historic buildings listed?

Gawsworth has 2 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 Gawsworth 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).

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