Places to visit around St Martins, from Whittington Castle
Castles or historic places make up 4 of the 6 places on the list. St Martins itself has none of them. The big name further out is Chirk Castle, 5.8 km from the centre.
Around St Martins: where to begin
Along with Whittington Castle, see 2 historic houses, an attraction and a castle.
CastleWhittington Castle5 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseBrynkinalt Hall1.9 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic housePen-y-Lan Hall3.7 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionPark Hall Farm4.6 km outside town, to the southCastleCastleHalston Hall4.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumWWII Museum4.7 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.
Where each one is
The map shows most of the 6 nearby to the south.
The dashed line is St Martins’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 4 of the 6.
Green: inside St Martins. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near St Martins
You will find all 6 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 St Martins’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Martins →
For a day out
Worth the drive, Chirk Castle (5.8 km) is first of the 12.
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle5.8 km west
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle31 km northeast
CastleHolt Castle Ruins19 km northeast
CathedralWrexham Cathedral14 km north
CathedralChester Cathedral31 km north
CastleCastell Dinas Brân12 km northwest
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey14 km northwest
Fort · English HeritageOld Oswestry6.3 km southwest
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle32 km south
CastleOswestry Castle7.6 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle30 km north
CastleSycharth Castle16 km southwestPlaces well known beyond St Martins (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.
Seeing St Martins: your questions
What is there to see near St Martins?
No attraction is mapped inside St Martins itself. Within 5 km of it are Whittington Castle, Brynkinalt Hall, Pen-y-Lan Hall and Park Hall Farm.
Does St Martins have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of St Martins: WWII Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Martins?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Chirk Castle (National Trust), 5.8 km west.
What are the best-known days out near St Martins?
Within 40 km: Chirk Castle (5.8 km), Beeston Castle (31 km), Holt Castle Ruins (19 km), Wrexham Cathedral (14 km).
Where are St Martins’ historic buildings listed?
St Martins has 6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 St Martins 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
- Brynkinalt Hall: Tony Teperek, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pen-y-Lan Hall: Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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