Lion Salt Works is Wincham and Marston’s place to visit
Museums or galleries make up 3 of the 5 places on the list. One place to visit is mapped inside Wincham and Marston’s built-up area, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge. For a full day, there is Beeston Castle, 21 km away.
Where to start in Wincham and Marston
The rest of the best known are 2 museums, a historic house and an attraction.
MuseumLion Salt Worksin town
MuseumCuckooland Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumWeaver Hall Museum & Workhouse2.3 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseTabley House4.9 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionAnderton Boat Lift2.1 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 Wincham and Marston
The 4 outside town cluster to the northeast.
The dashed line is Wincham and Marston’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
Most common are museums or galleries: 3 of 5.
Green: inside Wincham and Marston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
After the one in town come 4 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Wincham and Marston comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Wincham and Marston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wincham and Marston →
A drive away
First of the 12 big names within reach is Beeston Castle, 21 km away.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle21 km southwest
CastleHalton Castle15 km northwest
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery36 km northwest · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral35 km northwest
CathedralChester Cathedral28 km west
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame29 km northeast
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King35 km northwest
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery28 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool36 km northwest · 540K visitors a year
CathedralManchester Cathedral29 km northeast
MuseumThe Manchester Museum27 km northeast
MuseumImperial War Museum North25 km northeast · 2K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Wincham and Marston (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.
Seeing Wincham and Marston: your questions
What are the main attractions in Wincham and Marston?
The place to visit inside Wincham and Marston’s built-up area is Lion Salt Works. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Wincham and Marston have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wincham and Marston: Lion Salt Works, Cuckooland Museum and Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wincham and Marston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 21 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Wincham and Marston?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (21 km), Halton Castle (15 km), Walker Art Gallery (36 km), Liverpool Cathedral (35 km).
Where are Wincham and Marston’s historic buildings listed?
Wincham and Marston has 4 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 Wincham and Marston 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 (16)
- Lion Salt Works: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cuckooland Museum: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse: RLamb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tabley House: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, 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
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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