Hinckley and District Museum
Museum in Hinckley, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Barwell
Photo: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, DeFacto (CC BY-SA 4.0)Hinckley and District Museum, 3.6 km from Barwell
There is no place to visit inside Barwell’s built-up area; there are 4 within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums and 2 attractions. A day out reaches Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 21 km away.
In Barwell
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Barwell, the best known
The list goes on from Hinckley and District Museum to 2 attractions and a museum.
MuseumMuseumHinckley and District Museum2.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBosworth Field Visitor Centre4.4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionAmbion Hill4.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionKing Richard's Well4.5 km outside town, to the northwest
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
The layout
To the northwest is where most of the 4 lie.
The dashed line is Barwell’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
How the list breaks down
2 museums or galleries and 2 other attractions top the count.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Barwell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place, in and near Barwell
These 4 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Barwell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Barwell →
Big names nearby
Day trips from Barwell
Best known of the 12 within reach is Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, at 21 km.
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael21 km southwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral16 km northeast
CastleWarwick Castle36 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle11 km northeast
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery39 km west · 856K visitors a year
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum21 km southwest · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle30 km southwest
CathedralLichfield Cathedral35 km west
CastleLeicester Castle15 km northeast
Historic houseAlthorp40 km southeast
CastleCaludon Castle18 km southwest
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral39 km westPlaces well known beyond Barwell (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.
Questions before you go to Barwell
What is there to see near Barwell?
No attraction is mapped inside Barwell itself. Within 5 km of it are Hinckley and District Museum, Bosworth Field Visitor Centre, Ambion Hill and King Richard's Well.
Does Barwell have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Barwell: Hinckley and District Museum and Bosworth Field Visitor Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Barwell?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Muxloe Castle (English Heritage), 11 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Barwell?
Within 40 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (21 km), Leicester Cathedral (16 km), Warwick Castle (36 km), Kirby Muxloe Castle (11 km).
Where are Barwell’s historic buildings listed?
Barwell has 4 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 Barwell 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)
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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