The nearest draw to Wem: Lee Hills, 3.9 km away
No place to visit is mapped inside Wem’s built-up area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a park or estate, a castle and a zoo. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. A day out reaches Moreton Corbet Castle, 7.4 km away.
Top of the list around Wem
Alongside Lee Hills you find a castle, a zoo and a museum.
CastleRed Castle4.1 km outside town, to the eastZooZooShropshire Falconry2.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumWartime Aircraft Recovery Group Museum2.9 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
Furthest out is Red Castle, at 5.7 km.
The dashed line is Wem’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
The list holds a park or estate, a castle and a zoo.
Green: inside Wem. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Lee Hills).
The list in full
Here are the 4 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
89 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Wem’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wem →
Out of town
Top of the 12 day trips: Moreton Corbet Castle, at 7.4 km.
Castle · English HeritageMoreton Corbet Castle7.4 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle30 km north
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle26 km west
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey17 km south
CastleHolt Castle Ruins27 km northwestCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle16 km south
CathedralChester Cathedral39 km north
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral17 km south
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle37 km southwest
CastleWhittington Castle19 km west
CathedralWrexham Cathedral28 km northwest
CastlePeckforton Castle29 km northPlaces well known beyond Wem (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 Wem
What is there to see near Wem?
No attraction is mapped inside Wem itself. Within 5 km of it are Lee Hills, Red Castle, Shropshire Falconry and Wartime Aircraft Recovery Group Museum.
Does Wem have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Wem: Wartime Aircraft Recovery Group Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wem?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Wem, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Lee Hills).
What are the best-known days out near Wem?
Within 40 km: Moreton Corbet Castle (7.4 km), Beeston Castle (30 km), Chirk Castle (26 km), Shrewsbury Abbey (17 km).
Where are Wem’s historic buildings listed?
Wem has 89 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 Wem 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)
- Red Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moreton Corbet Castle: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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