Cranage Hall
Grade II listed English country house in Cranage, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Holmes Chapel
Photo: Cranage Hall, John Naisbitt (CC BY-SA 2.0)Holmes Chapel has Cranage Hall on its doorstep
The best-known day out from Holmes Chapel is Beeston Castle, 24 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Holmes Chapel’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are a historic house and an attraction to choose from.
In Holmes Chapel
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Holmes Chapel
The list goes on from Cranage Hall to an attraction.
Historic houseCranage Hall600 m outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionJodrell Bank Discovery Centre4.1 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
Where to find them
Furthest out is Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, at 5.3 km.
The dashed line is Holmes Chapel’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
Kind by kind
The list holds a historic house and an attraction.
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Holmes Chapel. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything on the list
You will find both within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Holmes Chapel’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Holmes Chapel →
Big names nearby
Further away
Allow a day for Beeston Castle, 24 km away, the pick of 12.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle24 km west
Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall11 km southeast
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame33 km north
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort39 km southeast · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
CathedralChester Cathedral36 km west
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery32 km north
MuseumThe Manchester Museum31 km north
CathedralManchester Cathedral33 km north
MuseumCrewe Heritage Centre13 km southwest · 30K visitors a year
CastleHalton Castle27 km northwest
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum32 km north · 830K visitors a year
MuseumImperial War Museum North30 km north · 2K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Holmes Chapel (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.
Holmes Chapel, answered
What is there to see near Holmes Chapel?
No attraction is mapped inside Holmes Chapel itself. Within 5 km of it are Cranage Hall and Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre.
Does Holmes Chapel have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Holmes Chapel.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Holmes Chapel?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 24 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Holmes Chapel?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (24 km), Little Moreton Hall (11 km), English Football Hall of Fame (33 km), Alton Towers Resort (39 km).
Where are Holmes Chapel’s historic buildings listed?
Holmes Chapel has 10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Holmes Chapel 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)
- Cranage Hall: John Naisbitt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crewe Heritage Centre: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, 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
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