Hawarden’s draw is Greenacres Animal Park
5 of the 7 places to visit in and around Hawarden are castles or historic places. One place to visit is mapped inside Hawarden’s built-up area, with 6 more within 5 km of its edge. Among them, one is cared for by Cadw. Day-trippers head 9.5 km out to Chester Cathedral.
Highlights of Hawarden
Beyond Greenacres Animal Park, there are 3 castles, a historic house and a museum.
CastleOld Hawarden Castle100 m outside town, to the southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Ewloe1.3 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleHawarden Castle200 m outside town, to the southeast
Historic housePlas Teg4.4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumBuckley Library1 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Hawarden, mapped
The list reaches out to Replica Roman Fort, 7 km away.
The dashed line is Hawarden’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 5 of the 7.
Green: inside Hawarden. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Cadw (Castell Ewloe).
Place by place
The one inside Hawarden comes first, then 6 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Hawarden comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
96 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Hawarden’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hawarden →
A little further out
The 12 days out are led by Chester Cathedral, 9.5 km away.
CathedralChester Cathedral9.5 km east
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle9.4 km east
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery25 km north · 338K visitors a year
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint9.6 km northwest
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral24 km north
ZooChester Zoo11 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle24 km east
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool24 km north · 540K visitors a year
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King25 km north
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery19 km north
CastleHolt Castle Ruins16 km southeast
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle31 km westPlaces well known beyond Hawarden (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.
Quick answers on Hawarden
What are the main attractions in Hawarden?
The place to visit inside Hawarden’s built-up area is Greenacres Animal Park. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.
Does Hawarden have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Hawarden: Buckley Library.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hawarden?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Hawarden, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (Castell Ewloe).
What are the best-known days out near Hawarden?
Within 40 km: Chester Cathedral (9.5 km), Chester Castle (9.4 km), Walker Art Gallery (25 km), Castell y Fflint (9.6 km).
Where are Hawarden’s historic buildings listed?
Hawarden has 96 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 Hawarden 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)
- Old Hawarden Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Ewloe: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hawarden Castle: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plas Teg: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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