Around Bignall End, start with Heighley Castle
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 6 of 7. Bignall End itself has none of them. The best-known trip out is to Beeston Castle, 28 km away.
The names to know near Bignall End
Behind Heighley Castle on the list are 5 museums.
CastleHeighley Castle4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumMoseley Railway Trust1.6 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumMiddleport Pottery4.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumApedale Heritage Centre1.7 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumEnglesea Brook Museum of Methodism4.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWestport Lake4.1 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
Out at 6.1 km is Belong Heritage Gallery, the farthest.
The dashed line is Bignall End’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
6 of the 7 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Bignall End. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
The list runs to 7 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Moseley Railway Trust
Industrial railway museum & narrow gauge railway in Staffordshire, England.
Middleport Pottery
Architectural structure in City of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK.
Apedale Heritage Centre
Museum in Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK.
Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism
Primitive Methodist chapel and museum, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Bignall End’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bignall End →
A drive away
Of the 12 day trips, Beeston Castle (28 km) is the best known.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle28 km west
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort28 km east · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall8.5 km north
Castle · National TrustMow Cop Castle8.2 km northeast
MuseumCrewe Heritage Centre11 km northwest · 30K visitors a year
CastlePeckforton Castle28 km west
CastleHolt Castle Ruins40 km west
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall35 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustBiddulph Grange12 km northeast
Historic houseWhitmore Hall9.5 km south
CastleRode Hall6.7 km north
CastleStafford Castle30 km southPlaces well known beyond Bignall End (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.
Quick answers on Bignall End
What is there to see near Bignall End?
No attraction is mapped inside Bignall End itself. Within 5 km of it are Heighley Castle, Moseley Railway Trust, Middleport Pottery and Apedale Heritage Centre.
Does Bignall End have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bignall End: Moseley Railway Trust, Middleport Pottery, Apedale Heritage Centre and Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bignall End?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 28 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Bignall End?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (28 km), Alton Towers Resort (28 km), Little Moreton Hall (8.5 km), Mow Cop Castle (8.2 km).
Where are Bignall End’s historic buildings listed?
Bignall End has 1 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 Bignall End 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 (18)
- Heighley Castle: Peter Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moseley Railway Trust: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middleport Pottery: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Apedale Heritage Centre: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westport Lake: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mow Cop Castle: Nmwatson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crewe Heritage Centre: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Biddulph Grange: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitmore Hall: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rode Hall: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stafford Castle: Nashetty, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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