Chirk Castle leads what is near Chirk Bank
The best-known day out from Chirk Bank is Whittington Castle, 6.7 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Chirk Bank’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a castle and a historic house. Our list counts one place looked after by the National Trust.
The first to see around Chirk Bank
Beyond Chirk Castle, there is a historic house.
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle2.3 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseBrynkinalt Hall900 m outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Furthest from the centre is Chirk Castle, 2.8 km away.
The dashed line is Chirk Bank’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 list by type
They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.
Green: inside Chirk Bank. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Chirk Castle).
All of it
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Chirk Bank’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chirk Bank →
Further afield
Leading the 12 is Whittington Castle, 6.7 km away; they include 8 castles and 2 cathedrals.
CastleWhittington Castle6.7 km southeast
CastleCastell Dinas Brân9.4 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle33 km northeast
CathedralWrexham Cathedral14 km north
CastleHolt Castle Ruins20 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey12 km northwest
CathedralChester Cathedral32 km north
Fort · English HeritageOld Oswestry6 km south
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle32 km south
CastleOswestry Castle7.2 km south
CastleSycharth Castle14 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle31 km northPlaces well known beyond Chirk Bank (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.
What visitors ask about Chirk Bank
What is there to see near Chirk Bank?
No attraction is mapped inside Chirk Bank itself. Within 5 km of it are Chirk Castle and Brynkinalt Hall.
Does Chirk Bank have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Chirk Bank.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chirk Bank?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Chirk Bank, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Chirk Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Chirk Bank?
Within 40 km: Whittington Castle (6.7 km), Castell Dinas Brân (9.4 km), Beeston Castle (33 km), Wrexham Cathedral (14 km).
Where are Chirk Bank’s historic buildings listed?
Chirk Bank has 3 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 Chirk Bank 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 (14)
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brynkinalt Hall: Tony Teperek, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Oswestry: Oswestry Borderland Tourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Oswestry Castle: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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