Photo: Jim Osley · CC BY-SA 2.0Trips out from Malpas
Only Malpas Castle Hill is on our list in Malpas or within 5 km of its edge. The nearest big name is Beeston Castle, 13 km off. Look within 40 km and there are 12, among them 7 castles and 2 cathedrals.
On Malpas’ doorstep
The shortest trip is to Malpas Castle Hill, 100 m out. Malpas Castle Hill is a castle in Malpas, Cheshire.
1Mapped from Malpas
Each of the 7 places has its number on the map, as below.
Malpas is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 12 of the 13.
Green: inside Malpas. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage, 1 by the National Trust and 1 by Cadw (Beeston Castle, Chirk Castle, Chester Castle and Caergwrle Castle).
Place by place
In town there is one, and the list adds 12 more within 40 km.
Beeston Castle
Former Royal castle and museum in Beeston, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
Holt Castle Ruins
Grade II* listed building in Wrexham. Castle in Holt, north Wales.
Peckforton Castle
Grade I listed country house in Peckforton, Cheshire, England, UK.
Halton Castle
Ruins of castle with later buildings in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK.
What is in or close to Malpas comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
52 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Malpas’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Malpas →
For a day out
Here are the best known of the 12 within 40 km.
2Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle13 km north
3CastleHolt Castle Ruins10 km northwest
4CathedralChester Cathedral21 km northwest
5CastlePeckforton Castle12 km north
6Castle · National TrustChirk Castle24 km southwest
7Castle · English HeritageChester Castle20 km northwest
CathedralWrexham Cathedral16 km west
Historic houseCholmondeley Castle6.4 km northeast
ZooChester Zoo24 km north
Historic houseEaton Hall15 km northwest
Castle · CadwCaergwrle Castle21 km northwest
CastleHalton Castle35 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Holt →
Malpas, answered
What are the main attractions in Malpas?
The place to visit inside Malpas’ built-up area is Malpas Castle Hill. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Malpas have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Malpas.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Malpas?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 13 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Malpas?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (13 km), Holt Castle Ruins (10 km), Chester Cathedral (21 km), Peckforton Castle (12 km).
Where are Malpas’ historic buildings listed?
Malpas has 52 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 Malpas 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 (7)
- Malpas Castle Hill: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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