Around Heswall, start with Birkenhead Park
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Heswall’s built-up area, but 5 places are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums, a garden and a historic house. A day out reaches Walker Art Gallery, 11 km away.
The first to see around Heswall
Behind Birkenhead Park on the list are 2 museums, a historic house and an attraction.
GardenBirkenhead Park4.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseThornton Manor1.4 km outside town, to the east
MuseumWilliamson Art Gallery & Museum4.1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumHadlow Road Station4.7 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionBrimstage Hall1.8 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.
Plotted on the map
At 8.3 km, Hadlow Road Station is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Heswall’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
It comes down to 2 museums, a garden and a historic house.
Green: inside Heswall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
These 5 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
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.
14 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Heswall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Heswall →
A little further out
Head 11 km out for Walker Art Gallery, the best known of 12.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery11 km northeast · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral11 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool9.7 km northeast · 540K visitors a year
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery6.8 km east
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King11 km northeast
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool11 km northeast · 606K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum9.9 km northeast · 945K visitors a year
MuseumU-boat Story8.6 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint9.9 km south
CathedralChester Cathedral21 km southeast
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle25 km west
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home15 km eastPlaces well known beyond Heswall (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.
Visiting Heswall: the answers
What is there to see near Heswall?
No attraction is mapped inside Heswall itself. Within 5 km of it are Birkenhead Park, Thornton Manor, Williamson Art Gallery & Museum and Hadlow Road Station.
Does Heswall have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Heswall: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum and Hadlow Road Station.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Heswall?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell y Fflint (Cadw), 9.9 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Heswall?
Within 40 km: Walker Art Gallery (11 km), Liverpool Cathedral (11 km), Tate Liverpool (9.7 km), Lady Lever Art Gallery (6.8 km).
Where are Heswall’s historic buildings listed?
Heswall has 14 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 Heswall 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)
- 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
- 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
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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