Around Lower Peover, Cuckooland Museum leads the list
What there is to see lies just outside: 6 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for 3 historic houses, 2 museums and an attraction. If you have a day, head to Beeston Castle, 24 km away.
Top of the list around Lower Peover
The list goes on from Cuckooland Museum to 3 historic houses, an attraction and a museum.
MuseumCuckooland Museum3.3 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic housePeover Hall2.4 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseTabley House3.1 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseCranage Hall4.5 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionTree of Imagination100 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumKnutsford Heritage Centre4 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
Out at 5.6 km is Knutsford Heritage Centre, the farthest.
The dashed line is Lower Peover’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 is on offer
3 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Lower Peover. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by 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.
14 listed buildings are on Lower Peover’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lower Peover →
A drive away
Beeston Castle, at 24 km, heads the 12.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle24 km southwest
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame27 km north
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery27 km north
MuseumThe Manchester Museum26 km northeast
CathedralManchester Cathedral27 km north
CathedralChester Cathedral34 km west
CastleHalton Castle22 km northwest
MuseumImperial War Museum North25 km north · 2K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum26 km north · 830K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library27 km north
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall24 km east
Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall17 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Lower Peover (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.
What people ask about Lower Peover
What is there to see near Lower Peover?
No attraction is mapped inside Lower Peover itself. Within 5 km of it are Cuckooland Museum, Peover Hall, Tabley House and Cranage Hall.
Does Lower Peover have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lower Peover: Cuckooland Museum and Knutsford Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lower Peover?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 24 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Lower Peover?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (24 km), English Football Hall of Fame (27 km), Manchester Art Gallery (27 km), The Manchester Museum (26 km).
Where are Lower Peover’s historic buildings listed?
Lower Peover has 14 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 Lower Peover 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 (16)
- Cuckooland Museum: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peover Hall: Iain McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tabley House: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cranage Hall: John Naisbitt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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