Fort Perch Rock
Grade II* listed fort in New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.
Attractions in Crosby
Photo: Fort Perch Rock, Rodhullandemu (CC BY-SA 4.0)What is near Crosby: Fort Perch Rock first
Our list finds nothing inside Crosby’s built-up area, but 4 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 museums and 2 theme parks. For a full day, there is Walker Art Gallery, 8.7 km away.
In Crosby
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Around Crosby: where to begin
Next to Fort Perch Rock, the best known are 2 theme parks and a museum.
MuseumFort Perch Rock1.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumLFC Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkFarmer Ted's Farm Park4.8 km outside town, to the northTheme parkTheme parkFunfair1.9 km outside town, to the southEach 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
Map of the places
Out of town, most of the 4 are to the south.
The dashed line is Crosby’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 you can see
Ahead are museums or galleries (2); next, zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 theme parks0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Crosby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All the places to visit
These 4 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
109 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Crosby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Crosby →
Big names nearby
The wider area
The pick of the 12 is Walker Art Gallery, 8.7 km off.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery8.7 km south · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral10 km south
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King9.5 km south
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool9.5 km south · 540K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool8.7 km south · 606K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum9.4 km south · 945K visitors a year
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery14 km south
MuseumU-boat Story9.9 km south
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home15 km southeast
MuseumInternational Slavery Museum9.4 km south
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle37 km southwest
CathedralChester Cathedral34 km southPlaces well known beyond Crosby (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.
Seeing Crosby: your questions
What is there to see near Crosby?
No attraction is mapped inside Crosby itself. Within 5 km of it are Fort Perch Rock, LFC Museum, Farmer Ted's Farm Park and Funfair.
Does Crosby have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Crosby: Fort Perch Rock and LFC Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Crosby?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is John Lennon's Childhood Home (National Trust), 15 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Crosby?
Within 40 km: Walker Art Gallery (8.7 km), Liverpool Cathedral (10 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (9.5 km), Tate Liverpool (9.5 km).
Where are Crosby’s historic buildings listed?
Crosby has 109 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 Crosby 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)
- Fort Perch Rock: Rodhullandemu, 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
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, 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
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- U-boat Story: Paul adams, Public domain, 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
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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