Out from Whittington: Whittington Castle and more
Among the places to visit in and near Whittington are 3 castles, 3 museums and a fort. Our list finds nothing inside Whittington’s built-up area, but 8 places within 5 km of its edge. Of these, one is looked after by English Heritage. For a full day, there is Chirk Castle, 9 km away.
Top of the list around Whittington
Beyond Whittington Castle, there are 2 castles, a fort and an attraction.
CastleWhittington Castle100 m outside town, to the northeast
Fort · English HeritageOld Oswestry2.3 km outside town, to the west
CastleOswestry Castle3.1 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionPark Hall Farm1.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumCambrian Railways Museum2.8 km outside town, to the southwestCastleCastleHalston Hall1 km 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.
Mapped around Whittington
Of the 8 nearby, most are to the west.
The dashed line is Whittington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
Count 4 castles or historic places and 3 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Whittington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Old Oswestry).
Every one of them
8 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Whittington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Whittington →
Beyond the town
Chirk Castle, 9 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle9 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle35 km northeast
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle27 km southwest
CastleHolt Castle Ruins24 km north
CathedralChester Cathedral36 km north
CathedralWrexham Cathedral20 km north
CastleCastell Dinas Brân16 km northwest
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey18 km northwest
CastleSycharth Castle13 km southwest
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey25 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle36 km northCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle25 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Whittington (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.
Visiting Whittington: questions
What is there to see near Whittington?
No attraction is mapped inside Whittington itself. Within 5 km of it are Whittington Castle, Old Oswestry, Oswestry Castle and Park Hall Farm.
Does Whittington have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Whittington: Cambrian Railways Museum, Oswestry Town Museum and WWII Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Whittington?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Whittington, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Old Oswestry).
What are the best-known days out near Whittington?
Within 40 km: Chirk Castle (9 km), Beeston Castle (35 km), Powis Castle (27 km), Holt Castle Ruins (24 km).
Where are Whittington’s historic buildings listed?
Whittington has 10 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 Whittington 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)
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Oswestry: Oswestry Borderland Tourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oswestry Castle: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, 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
- Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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