Visit Acorn Farm in Kirkby
Around Kirkby, the places to visit include 2 zoos, 2 museums and 2 attractions. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 8 others are within 5 km of its edge. Out of town, Walker Art Gallery is 10 km away.
Highlights of Kirkby
Then come a historic house, a wildlife park and a museum, behind Acorn Farm.
Historic houseCroxteth Hall2.1 km outside town, to the southWildlife parkWildlife parkKnowsley Safari3.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumPrescot Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionCroxteth Park Miniature Railway2.3 km outside town, to the southZooZooCroxteth Park Farm2.3 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 places, mapped
To the south lie most of the 8 nearby.
The dashed line is Kirkby’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
3 zoos, theme parks or other days out and 2 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Kirkby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 8 more.
The one inside Kirkby comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
24 listed buildings are on Kirkby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kirkby →
A little further out
Day trips number 12; the best known is Walker Art Gallery, 10 km off.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery10 km southwest · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral11 km southwest
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King10 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool12 km southwest · 540K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool10 km southwest · 606K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum12 km southwest · 945K visitors a year
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery16 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home12 km south
MuseumU-boat Story13 km southwest
MuseumInternational Slavery Museum12 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustPaul McCartney's Childhood Home13 km south
CathedralChester Cathedral33 km southPlaces well known beyond Kirkby (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.
Planning a visit to Kirkby
What are the main attractions in Kirkby?
The place to visit inside Kirkby’s built-up area is Acorn Farm. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 8 more within 5 km.
Does Kirkby have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kirkby: Prescot Museum and Smithy Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kirkby?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is John Lennon's Childhood Home (National Trust), 12 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Kirkby?
Within 40 km: Walker Art Gallery (10 km), Liverpool Cathedral (11 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (10 km), Tate Liverpool (12 km).
Where are Kirkby’s historic buildings listed?
Kirkby has 24 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 Kirkby 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)
- Croxteth Hall: 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
- 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
- John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- U-boat Story: Paul adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- International Slavery Museum: en:User:Tony Corsini, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul McCartney's Childhood Home: Havaska at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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