Near Pickmere: Arley Hall and other places to visit
Nothing is mapped inside Pickmere’s built-up area, but 7 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 3 museums, 2 historic houses and an attraction. Beyond the town, Beeston Castle sits 23 km away.
The best known around Pickmere
Close behind Arley Hall are 3 museums, a historic house and an attraction.
Historic houseArley Hall3.2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCuckooland Museum2.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumLion Salt Works1.3 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseTabley House2.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumWeaver Hall Museum & Workhouse3.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionAnderton Boat Lift3.6 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Pickmere
The list reaches out to Gauntlet Birds of Prey, 6.3 km away.
The dashed line is Pickmere’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Museums or galleries lead the count with 3; 2 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Pickmere. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
The list runs to 7 places, 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 Pickmere’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pickmere →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Beeston Castle (23 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle23 km southwest
CastleHalton Castle16 km west
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery37 km west · 338K visitors a year
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame27 km northeast
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral36 km west
CathedralChester Cathedral30 km west
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery26 km northeast
CathedralManchester Cathedral27 km northeast
MuseumThe Manchester Museum26 km northeast
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King36 km west
MuseumImperial War Museum North23 km northeast · 2K visitors a year
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool37 km west · 540K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Pickmere (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.
Pickmere: questions and answers
What is there to see near Pickmere?
No attraction is mapped inside Pickmere itself. Within 5 km of it are Arley Hall, Cuckooland Museum, Lion Salt Works and Tabley House.
Does Pickmere have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Pickmere: Cuckooland Museum, Lion Salt Works and Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pickmere?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 23 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Pickmere?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (23 km), Halton Castle (16 km), Walker Art Gallery (37 km), English Football Hall of Fame (27 km).
Where are Pickmere’s historic buildings listed?
Pickmere 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 Pickmere 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 (17)
- Arley Hall: Pixie2000 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cuckooland Museum: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lion Salt Works: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tabley House: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse: RLamb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, 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
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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