Churnet Valley Railway leads what is near Birchall
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Birchall’s built-up area, but 7 places are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 3 attractions, 2 museums and a heritage railway. Further afield lies Alton Towers Resort, at 14 km.
The names to know near Birchall
Following Churnet Valley Railway are 2 museums, 2 attractions and an art gallery.
Art galleryNicholson Institute and Leek College of Further Education1.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumBrindley Mill1.8 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionButter Cross2.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCheddleton Flint Mill2.2 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionEgg Well1.6 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
At the edge of the map sits Churnet Valley Railway, 3 km out.
The dashed line is Birchall’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 sort of places
Most are museums or galleries, 3 in all, ahead of other attractions (3).
Green: inside Birchall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Here are the 7 places within 5 km of its edge.
Nicholson Institute and Leek College of Further Education
Grade II* listed building in Leek, Staffordshire UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Birchall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Birchall →
Further out, the best known
Best known of the 12 within reach is Alton Towers Resort, at 14 km.
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort14 km southeast · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
Historic houseChatsworth House31 km northeast
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle32 km northeast
Castle · National TrustMow Cop Castle13 km west
Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall16 km west
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall28 km north
AttractionThe Smiler14 km southeast
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle37 km east
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall36 km southeast
AttractionOblivion14 km southeast
AttractionGalactica15 km southeastHistoric houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall27 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Birchall (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 Birchall: the answers
What is there to see near Birchall?
No attraction is mapped inside Birchall itself. Within 5 km of it are Churnet Valley Railway, Nicholson Institute and Leek College of Further Education, Brindley Mill and Butter Cross.
Does Birchall have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Birchall: Nicholson Institute and Leek College of Further Education, Brindley Mill and Cheddleton Flint Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Birchall?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Peveril Castle (English Heritage), 32 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Birchall?
Within 40 km: Alton Towers Resort (14 km), Chatsworth House (31 km), Peveril Castle (32 km), Mow Cop Castle (13 km).
Where are Birchall’s historic buildings listed?
Birchall has 2 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 Birchall 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)
- Nicholson Institute and Leek College of Further Education: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mow Cop Castle: Nmwatson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Smiler: TowersStreet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oblivion: DAllardyce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Galactica: Andyfishburne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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