Cheadle’s draw is Cheadle Discovery and Visitor Centre
Mapped inside Cheadle’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 4. The commonest are 2 attractions, a castle and a heritage railway. Out of town, Alton Towers Resort is 6.7 km away.
Cheadle’s best known
Once you have seen Cheadle Discovery and Visitor Centre, try a castle, a heritage railway and an attraction.
CastleCaverswall Castle3.8 km outside town, to the west
Heritage railwayFoxfield Railway3 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionCaverswall Stocks3.8 km outside town, to the westFortFortFlag Tower4.9 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.
Mapped around Cheadle
Just outside town, most of the 4 sit to the west.
The dashed line is Cheadle’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Most are other attractions, 2 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Cheadle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
The one inside Cheadle comes first, then 4 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Cheadle comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
56 listed buildings are on Cheadle’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cheadle →
Beyond the town
Best known of the 12 within reach is Alton Towers Resort, at 6.7 km.
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort6.7 km east · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery35 km east
Historic houseChatsworth House37 km northeast
AttractionThe Smiler6.1 km east
MuseumPickford's House Museum34 km east
AttractionOblivion6.1 km east
CathedralLichfield Cathedral35 km south
MuseumMuseum of Making35 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCroxden Abbey6.5 km southeast
AttractionGalactica7 km east
CastleAlton Castle6.3 km east
CathedralDerby Cathedral35 km eastPlaces well known beyond Cheadle (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 Cheadle: questions
What are the main attractions in Cheadle?
The place to visit inside Cheadle’s built-up area is Cheadle Discovery and Visitor Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Cheadle have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Cheadle.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cheadle?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Croxden Abbey (English Heritage), 6.5 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Cheadle?
Within 40 km: Alton Towers Resort (6.7 km), Derby Museum and Art Gallery (35 km), Chatsworth House (37 km), The Smiler (6.1 km).
Where are Cheadle’s historic buildings listed?
Cheadle has 56 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 Cheadle 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)
- Caverswall Castle: Samuel Hall Carter (1800-1889), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Foxfield Railway: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Smiler: TowersStreet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickford's House Museum: sps1955 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oblivion: DAllardyce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croxden Abbey: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galactica: Andyfishburne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Castle: Dennis Thorley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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