West Cumberland Railway Museum is St Bees’ place to visit
For a trip from St Bees, Muncaster Castle is 20 km away. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its edge. Look for a museum and a castle.
St Bees’ best known
Behind West Cumberland Railway Museum on the list is a castle.
CastleEgremont Castle3.6 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
The map stretches to Egremont Castle, 4 km away.
The dashed line is St Bees’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What there is to see
Between them they are a museum and a castle.
Green: inside St Bees. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
The one inside St Bees comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
Egremont Castle
Grade I listed castle in Egremont, Cumberland, Cumbria , England, UK.
The one inside St Bees comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
33 listed buildings are on St Bees’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Bees →
Further afield
Day trips number 11; the best known is Muncaster Castle, 20 km off.
Historic house · National TrustWordworth House24 km northeast
CastleCockermouth Castle25 km northeastHeritage railwayHeritage railwayRavenglass and Eskdale Railway19 km southeast
CastleMillom Castle36 km southeast
Historic houseRydal Mount40 km east
CastleHayton Castle33 km northeast
MuseumDerwent Pencil Museum32 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustDerwent Island and House31 km east
MuseumThe Ruskin Museum36 km east
Historic houseRydal Hall40 km eastPlaces well known beyond St Bees (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.
What visitors ask about St Bees
What are the main attractions in St Bees?
The place to visit inside St Bees’ built-up area is West Cumberland Railway Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does St Bees have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of St Bees: West Cumberland Railway Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Bees?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wordworth House (National Trust), 24 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near St Bees?
Within 40 km: Muncaster Castle (20 km), Wordworth House (24 km), Cockermouth Castle (25 km), Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (19 km).
Where are St Bees’ historic buildings listed?
St Bees has 33 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade I. 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 St Bees 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 (10)
- Egremont Castle: Paul Lakin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wordworth House: MarcusBritish at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cockermouth Castle: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millom Castle: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayton Castle: Belinda E Wroe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derwent Pencil Museum: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derwent Island and House: ThereWereNoWMDs, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Ruskin Museum: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Hall: Jpbowen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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