
Chadkirk Chapel is Romiley’s place to visit
6 of the 9 places to visit in and around Romiley are museums or galleries. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 8 others are within 5 km of its edge. A longer outing takes you to English Football Hall of Fame, 13 km off.
Leading places in Romiley
Behind Chadkirk Chapel on the list are 4 museums and an art gallery.
MuseumChadkirk Chapelin town
MuseumHat Works3.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumStaircase House2.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumStockport Air Raid Shelters3.1 km outside town, to the west
Art galleryStockport War Memorial Art Gallery3.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumStockport Museum2.9 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Leave town to the west for most of the 8 nearby.
The dashed line is Romiley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
Museums or galleries number 6, zoos, theme parks or other days out 2.
Green: inside Romiley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Romiley
9 places in all: one in town and 8 within 5 km of its edge.
Staircase House
Grade II* listed medieval building and museum in Stockport, England.
Stockport Air Raid Shelters
Underground air-raid shelters dug under Stockport in England.
Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery
Grade II* listed art gallery in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
The one inside Romiley comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings are on Romiley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Romiley →
Further afield
Top of the 12 day trips: English Football Hall of Fame, at 13 km.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame13 km northwest
MuseumThe Manchester Museum11 km northwest
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery12 km northwest
CathedralManchester Cathedral13 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall8.8 km south
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum13 km northwest · 830K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library13 km northwest
MuseumImperial War Museum North15 km northwest · 2K visitors a year
MuseumNational Football Museum13 km northwest
Historic houseChatsworth House38 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle22 km east
Historic houseBramall Hall6.8 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Romiley (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.
Places to visit in Romiley: questions
What are the main attractions in Romiley?
The place to visit inside Romiley’s built-up area is Chadkirk Chapel. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 8 more within 5 km.
Does Romiley have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Romiley: Chadkirk Chapel, Hat Works, Staircase House and Stockport Air Raid Shelters.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Romiley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Lyme Hall (National Trust), 8.8 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Romiley?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (13 km), The Manchester Museum (11 km), Manchester Art Gallery (12 km), Manchester Cathedral (13 km).
Where are Romiley’s historic buildings listed?
Romiley has 12 listed buildings. 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 Romiley 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)
- Chadkirk Chapel: Skinsmoke, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hat Works: Zzztriple2000 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Staircase House: Polishname, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bramall Hall: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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