Near Plumley: Cuckooland Museum and other places to visit
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 3 of its 5. Plumley itself has none of them. A day out reaches Beeston Castle, 24 km away.
The names to know near Plumley
Then come 2 museums, a historic house and an attraction, behind Cuckooland Museum.
MuseumCuckooland Museum1.9 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseTabley House2.2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumLion Salt Works4.5 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionTree of Imagination2.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumKnutsford Heritage Centre4.4 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The map stretches to Lion Salt Works, 4.9 km away.
The dashed line is Plumley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Most common are museums or galleries: 3 of 5.
Green: inside Plumley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Plumley
All 5 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Plumley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Plumley →
Worth the drive
Allow a day for Beeston Castle, 24 km away, the pick of 12.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle24 km southwest
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame26 km northeast
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery26 km northeast
CathedralManchester Cathedral26 km northeast
MuseumThe Manchester Museum25 km northeast
CastleHalton Castle19 km west
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral39 km west
CathedralChester Cathedral33 km west
MuseumImperial War Museum North23 km north · 2K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum25 km northeast · 830K visitors a year
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King39 km west
MuseumChetham's Library26 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Plumley (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 Plumley: questions
What is there to see near Plumley?
No attraction is mapped inside Plumley itself. Within 5 km of it are Cuckooland Museum, Tabley House, Lion Salt Works and Tree of Imagination.
Does Plumley have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Plumley: Cuckooland Museum, Lion Salt Works and Knutsford Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Plumley?
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 Plumley?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (24 km), English Football Hall of Fame (26 km), Manchester Art Gallery (26 km), Manchester Cathedral (26 km).
Where are Plumley’s historic buildings listed?
Plumley has 1 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 Plumley 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 (15)
- Cuckooland Museum: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tabley House: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lion Salt Works: Chris Allen, 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
- 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
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, 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
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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