A day out from Barnston: Lady Lever Art Gallery, 5.1 km away
What there is to see lies just outside: 6 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums, an art gallery and a garden. Allow a day for Walker Art Gallery, 9.3 km off.
The names to know near Barnston
Along with Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 2 museums, a garden and a historic house.
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery4.9 km outside town, to the east
GardenBirkenhead Park5 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseThornton Manor2.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumWilliamson Art Gallery & Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumPort Sunlight Museum4.9 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionBrimstage Hall2.1 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
Birkenhead Park marks the outer edge, 5.5 km away.
The dashed line is Barnston’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The places here are 2 museums, an art gallery and a garden.
Green: inside Barnston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 6 places.
Thornton Manor
Country house in Thornton Hough, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
Art museum in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Barnston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Barnston →
Around the region
The standout of the 12 is Walker Art Gallery, 9.3 km from town.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery9.3 km northeast · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral8.7 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool7.9 km northeast · 540K visitors a year
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King9.4 km northeast
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool9.2 km northeast · 606K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum8 km northeast · 945K visitors a year
MuseumU-boat Story6.8 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint11 km south
CathedralChester Cathedral21 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home13 km east
MuseumInternational Slavery Museum8 km northeast
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle27 km westPlaces well known beyond Barnston (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.
Common questions about Barnston
What is there to see near Barnston?
No attraction is mapped inside Barnston itself. Within 5 km of it are Lady Lever Art Gallery, Birkenhead Park, Thornton Manor and Williamson Art Gallery & Museum.
Does Barnston have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Barnston: Lady Lever Art Gallery, Williamson Art Gallery & Museum and Port Sunlight Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Barnston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell y Fflint (Cadw), 11 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Barnston?
Within 40 km: Walker Art Gallery (9.3 km), Liverpool Cathedral (8.7 km), Tate Liverpool (7.9 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (9.4 km).
Where are Barnston’s historic buildings listed?
Barnston has 2 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 Barnston 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 (17)
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birkenhead Park: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thornton Manor: John Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Williamson Art Gallery & Museum: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Port Sunlight Museum: Man vyi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, 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
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- U-boat Story: Paul adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- International Slavery Museum: en:User:Tony Corsini, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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