Thornton Manor
Country house in Thornton Hough, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.
Attractions in Neston
Photo: Thornton Manor, John Robertson (CC BY-SA 2.0)What is near Neston: Thornton Manor first
No place to visit is mapped inside Neston’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a historic house, a museum and an attraction. At 14 km, Walker Art Gallery is worth the journey.
In Neston
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Neston
After Thornton Manor come a museum and an attraction.
Historic houseThornton Manor1.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumHadlow Road Station2.2 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionBrimstage Hall2.7 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 map
The lie of the land
Most of the 3 close by lie to the north.
The dashed line is Neston’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
Sorted by kind
It comes down to a historic house, a museum and an attraction.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Neston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Place by place
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
66 listed buildings are on Neston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Neston →
Big names nearby
A drive away
Leading the 12 is Walker Art Gallery, 14 km away; they include 3 art galleries and 3 cathedrals.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery14 km north · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral13 km northeast
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery8.3 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool13 km north · 540K visitors a year
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King14 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint6.3 km southwest
CathedralChester Cathedral16 km southeast
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool14 km north · 606K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum13 km north · 945K visitors a year
MuseumU-boat Story12 km north
ZooChester Zoo14 km southeast
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle27 km westPlaces well known beyond Neston (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.
Know before you go to Neston
What is there to see near Neston?
No attraction is mapped inside Neston itself. Within 5 km of it are Thornton Manor, Hadlow Road Station and Brimstage Hall.
Does Neston have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Neston: Hadlow Road Station.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Neston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell y Fflint (Cadw), 6.3 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Neston?
Within 40 km: Walker Art Gallery (14 km), Liverpool Cathedral (13 km), Lady Lever Art Gallery (8.3 km), Tate Liverpool (13 km).
Where are Neston’s historic buildings listed?
Neston has 66 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 Neston 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)
- Thornton Manor: John Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- U-boat Story: Paul adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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