Crewe Heritage Centre leads what is near Hough
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Hough’s built-up area. Among them are 2 museums and a historic site. About 30K people a year visit Crewe Heritage Centre. Further afield, Beeston Castle is 20 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Hough
Alongside Crewe Heritage Centre you find a museum and a historic site.
MuseumCrewe Heritage Centre4 km outside town, to the north · 30K visitors a year
MuseumEnglesea Brook Museum of Methodism3.4 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteAPT-P4 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 layout
On the map, most of the 3 sit to the north.
The dashed line is Hough’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Hough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
These 3 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Hough’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hough →
Further out, the best known
Best known of the 12 within reach is Beeston Castle, at 20 km.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle20 km northwest
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort37 km east · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
CathedralChester Cathedral34 km northwest
CastleHeighley Castle7.2 km southeast
CastlePeckforton Castle19 km west
Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall14 km northeast
CastleHolt Castle Ruins30 km west
Castle · National TrustMow Cop Castle16 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle34 km northwest
CastleHalton Castle36 km northwest
ZooChester Zoo36 km northwest
Historic houseCholmondeley Castle18 km westPlaces well known beyond Hough (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.
Visiting Hough: questions
What is there to see near Hough?
No attraction is mapped inside Hough itself. Within 5 km of it are Crewe Heritage Centre, Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism and APT-P.
Does Hough have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hough: Crewe Heritage Centre and Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hough?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 20 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Hough?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (20 km), Alton Towers Resort (37 km), Chester Cathedral (34 km), Heighley Castle (7.2 km).
Where are Hough’s historic buildings listed?
Hough 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 Hough 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 (14)
- Crewe Heritage Centre: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heighley Castle: Peter Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mow Cop Castle: Nmwatson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cholmondeley Castle: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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