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Holt Castle Ruins
Attractions in Pentre Maelor

From Pentre Maelor, 5.7 km to Holt Castle Ruins

5 of the 9 places to visit in and around Pentre Maelor are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Pentre Maelor itself. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. Further out, Beeston Castle is 19 km away.

Photo: Holt Castle Ruins, Peter Craine (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Pentre Maelor
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The best known around Pentre Maelor

Next to Holt Castle Ruins, the best known are 2 museums, a cathedral and a historic house.

CastleHolt Castle Ruins3.3 km outside town, to the northeastCathedralWrexham Cathedral3.9 km outside town, to the westHistoric house · National TrustErddig Hall4.4 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryTŷ Pawb3.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumXplore! Science Discovery Centre3.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumWrexham Archives3.9 km outside town, to the west

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where things are

To the west lie most of the 9 nearby.

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The dashed line is Pentre Maelor’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What they are

Ahead are museums or galleries (5); next, castles or historic places (3).

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 cathedral · 1 historic house0 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 park or estate0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Pentre Maelor. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Erddig Hall and Erddig Park).

Every place

Place after place

9 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

1 listed building is on Pentre Maelor’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pentre Maelor →

Big names nearby

Names further out

Out of town, Beeston Castle (19 km) leads 12 names to know.

Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle19 km northeastCathedralChester Cathedral18 km northCastle · National TrustChirk Castle16 km southwestCastle · English HeritageChester Castle17 km northCastle · CadwCaergwrle Castle11 km northwestHistoric houseEaton Hall12 km northCastlePeckforton Castle18 km northeastZooChester Zoo21 km northCastleCastell Dinas Brân17 km westArt galleryLady Lever Art Gallery36 km northAbbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey18 km westCastle · CadwCastell y Fflint28 km northwest

Places well known beyond Pentre Maelor (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.

Planning a visit to Pentre Maelor

What is there to see near Pentre Maelor?

No attraction is mapped inside Pentre Maelor itself. Within 5 km of it are Holt Castle Ruins, Wrexham Cathedral, Erddig Hall and Tŷ Pawb.

Does Pentre Maelor have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Pentre Maelor: Tŷ Pawb, Xplore! Science Discovery Centre, Wrexham Archives and Wrexham Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pentre Maelor?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Pentre Maelor, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Erddig Hall and Erddig Park).

What are the best-known days out near Pentre Maelor?

Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (19 km), Chester Cathedral (18 km), Chirk Castle (16 km), Chester Castle (17 km).

Where are Pentre Maelor’s historic buildings listed?

Pentre Maelor has 1 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 Pentre Maelor 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 (15)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.