Places to visit near Morda: Whittington Castle & more
Around Morda, the places to visit include 4 museums, 2 castles and a fort. What there is to see lies just outside: 10 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them, one is cared for by English Heritage. Make a day of it at Chirk Castle, 11 km away.
The first to see around Morda
Alongside Whittington Castle you find a castle, a fort and a heritage railway.
CastleWhittington Castle4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleOswestry Castle1.6 km outside town, to the north
Fort · English HeritageOld Oswestry2.9 km outside town, to the north
Heritage railwayCambrian Heritage Railways3.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCambrian Railways Museum1.6 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionPark Hall Farm3.9 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Look to the north for most of the 10 just outside.
The dashed line is Morda’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
4 castles or historic places and 4 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Morda. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Old Oswestry).
All of it
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 10 places in all.
Oswestry Castle
Motte-and-bailey castle in Oswestry Civil Parish, Shropshire, England, UK.
Cambrian Heritage Railways
Heritage railway in Shropshire, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Morda’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Morda →
Worth the drive
Day trips number 12; the best known is Chirk Castle, 11 km off.
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle11 km north
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle23 km south
CastleSycharth Castle8.6 km west
CastleHolt Castle Ruins29 km northeast
CastleCastell Dinas Brân17 km northwest
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey18 km northwest
CathedralWrexham Cathedral23 km north
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey26 km southeastCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle25 km southeast
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral25 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle40 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn32 km southPlaces well known beyond Morda (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 Morda’s attractions
What is there to see near Morda?
No attraction is mapped inside Morda itself. Within 5 km of it are Whittington Castle, Oswestry Castle, Old Oswestry and Cambrian Heritage Railways.
Does Morda have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Morda: Cambrian Railways Museum, Oswestry Town Museum, Tanat Valley Light Railway Museum and WWII Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Morda?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Morda, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Old Oswestry).
What are the best-known days out near Morda?
Within 40 km: Chirk Castle (11 km), Powis Castle (23 km), Sycharth Castle (8.6 km), Holt Castle Ruins (29 km).
Where are Morda’s historic buildings listed?
Morda has 5 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 Morda 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)
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oswestry Castle: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Oswestry: Oswestry Borderland Tourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambrian Heritage Railways: Cambrian Railways Trust, 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
- Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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