Historic house · near Kingswood · Warwickshire

Packwood House

Packwood House is a grade I listed historic house museum. It stands 700 m northwest of Kingswood. Its upkeep is handled by the National Trust.

Photo: Packwood House, David Stowell (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

700 m

northwest of Kingswood

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Kingswood

Just outside Kingswood

Packwood House is 700 m northwest of Kingswood. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Kingswood has 21 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–22°C highs in Kingswood).

Jan7° / 1°65 mm

Feb8° / 1°50 mm

Mar10° / 2°48 mm

Apr13° / 4°52 mm

May17° / 7°61 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°61 mm

Aug21° / 11°68 mm

Sep18° / 9°58 mm

Oct14° / 7°73 mm

Nov10° / 4°70 mm

Dec7° / 1°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Kingswood, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Kingswood. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Kingswood’s full climate →

About

Packwood House

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages. Our list has 45 more places within 15 km; first among them is Warwick Castle, at 13 km.

Kingswood’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 700 m northwest of Kingswood
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/packwood-house

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Packwood House at a glance

Orange: Packwood House.

Towns near it

The towns around Packwood House

Home to 107,754 people, Solihull is the largest of these 8. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 700 m southeast of it

Kingswood

1,197 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km north of it

Knowle and Dorridge

19,323 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km west of it

Hockley Heath

1,899 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 4 km northwest of it

Solihull

107,754 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Packwood House is	People	Places to visit
Kingswood	700 m southeast of it	1,197	3
Knowle and Dorridge	1.6 km north of it	19,323	5
Hockley Heath	1.7 km west of it	1,899	2
Solihull	4 km northwest of it	107,754	14
Fen End	4.8 km east of it	246	13
Earlswood	6 km west of it	651	2
Tanworth-in-Arden	6.3 km west of it	227	1
Shrewley	6.4 km southeast of it	262	4

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

45 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 abbeys or priories among them.

CastleWarwick Castle13 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle11 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustBaddesley Clinton2.7 km away 4

MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum11 km away · 250K visitors a year 5

CastleBeaudesert Castle6.3 km away 6Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustCoughton Court15 km away 7

Abbey or prioryStoneleigh Abbey15 km away 8

Abbey or prioryBordesley Abbey13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Packwood House: the answers

Where is Packwood House?

Packwood House is 700 m northwest of Kingswood, Warwickshire.

What is Packwood House?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Warwick, United Kingdom.

Who runs Packwood House?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Packwood House?

June to September are the warmest months in Kingswood, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Packwood House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Packwood House?

Within 15 km: Warwick Castle (13 km), Kenilworth Castle (11 km), Baddesley Clinton (2.7 km) and National Motorcycle Museum (11 km).

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 (8)

Packwood House: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Baddesley Clinton: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beaudesert Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stoneleigh Abbey: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bordesley Abbey: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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