Crewe Heritage Centre, 3.8 km from Weston
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Weston’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums and a historic site, among others. A typical year brings about 30K visitors to Crewe Heritage Centre. Beyond the town, the best known is Beeston Castle, 21 km off.
Where to start near Weston
Then come a museum and a historic site, behind Crewe Heritage Centre.
MuseumCrewe Heritage Centre3.2 km outside town, to the northwest · 30K visitors a year
MuseumEnglesea Brook Museum of Methodism1.7 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteAPT-P3.2 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
To the northwest lie most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Weston’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 types of place
2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Weston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
You will find all 3 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Weston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Weston →
Worth the drive
Out of town, Beeston Castle (21 km) leads 12 names to know.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle21 km west
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort36 km east · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall12 km northeast
CathedralChester Cathedral35 km northwest
CastleHeighley Castle6.9 km southeast
CastlePeckforton Castle21 km west
Castle · National TrustMow Cop Castle14 km northeast
CastleHolt Castle Ruins32 km west
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle35 km west
CastleHalton Castle36 km northwest
ZooChester Zoo37 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall38 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Weston (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 Weston: questions
What is there to see near Weston?
No attraction is mapped inside Weston itself. Within 5 km of it are Crewe Heritage Centre, Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism and APT-P.
Does Weston have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Weston: Crewe Heritage Centre and Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Weston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 21 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Weston?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (21 km), Alton Towers Resort (36 km), Little Moreton Hall (12 km), Chester Cathedral (35 km).
Where are Weston’s historic buildings listed?
Weston has 7 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 Weston 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 (14)
- Crewe Heritage Centre: Steve Daniels, 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
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heighley Castle: Peter Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mow Cop Castle: Nmwatson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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