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Chester Cathedral
Attractions in Guilden Sutton

What to see from Guilden Sutton: Chester Cathedral first

Around Guilden Sutton, the places to visit include 5 museums, a cathedral and a castle. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 11 are within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage. Go 13 km out for Beeston Castle.

Photo: Chester Cathedral, Stephen Hamilton (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Guilden Sutton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The best known around Guilden Sutton

Then come 2 museums, a castle and a zoo, behind Chester Cathedral.

CathedralChester Cathedral3.8 km outside town, to the southwestCastle · English HeritageChester Castle4.3 km outside town, to the southwestZooChester Zoo3.5 km outside town, to the northwestFortChester city walls4.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumGrosvenor Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumCheshire Military Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Head to the southwest for most of the 11 on the list.

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The dashed line is Guilden Sutton’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

The types of place

Museums or galleries lead the count with 5; 4 are castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 5 museums0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 cathedral · 1 castle · 1 fort · 1 historic site0 in town · 4 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 aquarium0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Guilden Sutton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Chester Castle).

Every place

All of it

You will find all 11 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 Guilden Sutton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Guilden Sutton →

Big names nearby

Further afield

Start with Beeston Castle, 13 km off, the best known of 12.

Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle13 km southeastArt galleryWalker Art Gallery25 km northwest · 338K visitors a yearCathedralLiverpool Cathedral23 km northwestCathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King24 km northwestCastleHolt Castle Ruins15 km southBig drawArt galleryTate Liverpool24 km northwest · 540K visitors a yearArt galleryLady Lever Art Gallery20 km northwestHistoric houseEaton Hall8.1 km southwestCastleHalton Castle17 km northeastCastlePeckforton Castle13 km southeastBig drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool25 km northwest · 606K visitors a yearHistoric house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home19 km north

Places well known beyond Guilden Sutton (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 Guilden Sutton’s attractions

What is there to see near Guilden Sutton?

No attraction is mapped inside Guilden Sutton itself. Within 5 km of it are Chester Cathedral, Chester Castle, Chester Zoo and Chester city walls.

Does Guilden Sutton have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Guilden Sutton: Grosvenor Museum, Cheshire Military Museum, Phoenix Tower, Chester and Sick To Death.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Guilden Sutton?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Guilden Sutton, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Chester Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Guilden Sutton?

Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (13 km), Walker Art Gallery (25 km), Liverpool Cathedral (23 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (24 km).

Where are Guilden Sutton’s historic buildings listed?

Guilden Sutton 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 Guilden Sutton 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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