Trips from Clive, starting with Moreton Corbet Castle
There is no place to visit inside Clive’s built-up area; there are 3 within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle, a park or estate and a museum. Of these, 2 are looked after: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust. Out of town, Shrewsbury Abbey is 12 km away.
Just outside Clive, the best known
Then come a park or estate and a museum, behind Moreton Corbet Castle.
Castle · English HeritageMoreton Corbet Castle4.3 km outside town, to the eastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustLee Hills4.1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumWartime Aircraft Recovery Group Museum3.3 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
The map stretches to Moreton Corbet Castle, 5.1 km away.
The dashed line is Clive’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 you can see
Between them they are a castle, a park or estate and a museum.
Green: inside Clive. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Moreton Corbet Castle and Lee Hills).
All of it
The list runs to 3 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Clive’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clive →
Out of town
Shrewsbury Abbey, 12 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey12 km southCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle11 km south
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle35 km north
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral12 km south
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle28 km northwest
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle35 km southwest
CastleHolt Castle Ruins31 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageHaughmond Abbey9.6 km south
CastleWhittington Castle20 km west
CathedralWrexham Cathedral32 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle22 km south
CastlePeckforton Castle34 km northPlaces well known beyond Clive (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.
Questions about Clive’s attractions
What is there to see near Clive?
No attraction is mapped inside Clive itself. Within 5 km of it are Moreton Corbet Castle, Lee Hills and Wartime Aircraft Recovery Group Museum.
Does Clive have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Clive: Wartime Aircraft Recovery Group Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Clive?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Clive, 2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Moreton Corbet Castle and Lee Hills).
What are the best-known days out near Clive?
Within 40 km: Shrewsbury Abbey (12 km), Shrewsbury Castle (11 km), Beeston Castle (35 km), Shrewsbury Cathedral (12 km).
Where are Clive’s historic buildings listed?
Clive has 6 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 Clive 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 (12)
- Moreton Corbet Castle: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haughmond Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Acton Burnell Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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