Close to Shavington: Crewe Heritage Centre and more
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Shavington’s built-up area. There are 3 museums and a historic site to choose from. Yearly visitors to Crewe Heritage Centre number about 30K. Beyond the town, the best known is Beeston Castle, 18 km off.
Just outside Shavington, the best known
Alongside Crewe Heritage Centre you find 2 museums and a historic site.
MuseumCrewe Heritage Centre2.6 km outside town, to the north · 30K visitors a year
MuseumNantwich Museum3.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumEnglesea Brook Museum of Methodism4.2 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteAPT-P2.7 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.
Where they are
The map shows most of the 4 nearby to the north.
The dashed line is Shavington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
Museums or galleries lead the count with 3 of 4.
Green: inside Shavington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
4 places make the list, every one 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 Shavington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shavington →
Trips out
Top of the 12 day trips: Beeston Castle, at 18 km.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle18 km northwest
CathedralChester Cathedral33 km northwest
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort38 km east · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
CastlePeckforton Castle18 km west
Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall15 km northeast
CastleHolt Castle Ruins29 km west
CastleHeighley Castle8.7 km southeast
Castle · National TrustMow Cop Castle17 km east
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle33 km northwest
CastleHalton Castle34 km northwest
ZooChester Zoo34 km northwest
Historic houseCholmondeley Castle16 km westPlaces well known beyond Shavington (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.
Your questions on Shavington
What is there to see near Shavington?
No attraction is mapped inside Shavington itself. Within 5 km of it are Crewe Heritage Centre, Nantwich Museum, Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism and APT-P.
Does Shavington have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shavington: Crewe Heritage Centre, Nantwich Museum and Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shavington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 18 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Shavington?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (18 km), Chester Cathedral (33 km), Alton Towers Resort (38 km), Peckforton Castle (18 km).
Where are Shavington’s historic buildings listed?
Shavington 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 Shavington 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)
- Crewe Heritage Centre: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nantwich Museum: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heighley Castle: Peter Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mow Cop Castle: Nmwatson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cholmondeley Castle: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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