Nothing in Chirk itself: Chirk Castle is 2.4 km away
Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 4 of 5. All of them lie outside Chirk. Among them, one is cared for by the National Trust. Further out, Castell Dinas Brân is 8.3 km away.
The names to know near Chirk
3 historic houses and an attraction follow Chirk Castle.
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle1.4 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseBrynkinalt Hall700 m outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseTrevor Hall4.4 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic housePen-y-Lan Hall3.8 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionPontcysyllte Aqueduct3.3 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.
The lie of the land
The map ends at Trevor Hall, 5.2 km out.
The dashed line is Chirk’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Castles or historic places lead the count with 4 of 5.
Green: inside Chirk. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Chirk Castle).
Full list of places
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 5 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
29 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Chirk’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chirk →
Names further out
Castell Dinas Brân, at 8.3 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CastleCastell Dinas Brân8.3 km northwest
CastleWhittington Castle8.2 km southeast
CathedralWrexham Cathedral13 km north
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey10 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle32 km northeast
CastleHolt Castle Ruins19 km northeast
CathedralChester Cathedral30 km north
Fort · English HeritageOld Oswestry7.6 km south
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle33 km south
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle29 km north
CastleSycharth Castle15 km southwest
Castle · CadwCaergwrle Castle19 km northPlaces well known beyond Chirk (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 Chirk: questions
What is there to see near Chirk?
No attraction is mapped inside Chirk itself. Within 5 km of it are Chirk Castle, Brynkinalt Hall, Trevor Hall and Pen-y-Lan Hall.
Does Chirk have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Chirk.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chirk?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Chirk, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Chirk Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Chirk?
Within 40 km: Castell Dinas Brân (8.3 km), Whittington Castle (8.2 km), Wrexham Cathedral (13 km), Valle Crucis Abbey (10 km).
Where are Chirk’s historic buildings listed?
Chirk has 29 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Cadw’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 Chirk 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)
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brynkinalt Hall: Tony Teperek, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Hall: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pen-y-Lan Hall: Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Oswestry: Oswestry Borderland Tourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caergwrle Castle: Clint Heacock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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