Places to visit around Lixwm, from Halkyn Castle
For a trip from Lixwm, Rhuddlan Castle is 16 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. There are a castle and a museum to choose from.
The first to see around Lixwm
Beyond Halkyn Castle, there is a museum.
CastleHalkyn Castle3.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumSt Winefride’s Well Museum5 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.
The places, mapped
Out at 5.4 km is St Winefride’s Well Museum, the farthest.
The dashed line is Lixwm’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 is on offer
It comes down to a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Lixwm. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
These 2 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
St Winefride’s Well Museum
Museum in Holywell, Wales, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Lixwm’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lixwm →
The wider area
First of the 12 big names within reach is Rhuddlan Castle, 16 km away.
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle16 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint8.1 km east
Castle · CadwConwy Castle39 km west
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery27 km northeast · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral26 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwBasingwerk Abbey6.8 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Dinbych13 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool25 km northeast · 540K visitors a year
CathedralChester Cathedral24 km east
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King27 km northeast
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery21 km northeast
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool27 km northeast · 606K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Lixwm (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.
Questions about Lixwm’s attractions
What is there to see near Lixwm?
No attraction is mapped inside Lixwm itself. Within 5 km of it are Halkyn Castle and St Winefride’s Well Museum.
Does Lixwm have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Lixwm: St Winefride’s Well Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lixwm?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rhuddlan Castle (Cadw), 16 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Lixwm?
Within 40 km: Rhuddlan Castle (16 km), Castell y Fflint (8.1 km), Conwy Castle (39 km), Walker Art Gallery (27 km).
Where are Lixwm’s historic buildings listed?
Lixwm has 7 listed buildings. 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 Lixwm 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 (13)
- Halkyn Castle: Westall, William, 1781-1850, lithographer. Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy Castle: Source: Llywelyn2000 Derivative: User:MathKnight, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basingwerk Abbey: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinbych: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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