Kilworth House and more near Gilmorton
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Gilmorton’s built-up area. The commonest are 2 museums and a historic house. Leicester Cathedral lies 17 km out, the pick for a day trip.
The first to see around Gilmorton
2 museums follow Kilworth House.
Historic houseKilworth House4.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumCold War Jets Collection2.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumLutterworth and District Museum3.5 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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 Gilmorton
The map stretches to Kilworth House, 5.3 km away.
The dashed line is Gilmorton’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
2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Gilmorton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 3 places.
Cold War Jets Collection
Aerospace museum in Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.
Lutterworth and District Museum
Museum in Lutterworth, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Gilmorton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gilmorton →
Worth the drive
Head 17 km out for Leicester Cathedral, the best known of 12.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral17 km north
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael25 km west
CastleWarwick Castle37 km southwest
Historic houseAlthorp25 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle33 km southwest
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum25 km west · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle17 km north
CastleLeicester Castle16 km north
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery16 km north
CastleCaludon Castle21 km west
MuseumNational Space Centre19 km north
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral32 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Gilmorton (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.
Your questions on Gilmorton
What is there to see near Gilmorton?
No attraction is mapped inside Gilmorton itself. Within 5 km of it are Kilworth House, Cold War Jets Collection and Lutterworth and District Museum.
Does Gilmorton have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Gilmorton: Cold War Jets Collection and Lutterworth and District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Gilmorton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 33 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Gilmorton?
Within 40 km: Leicester Cathedral (17 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (25 km), Warwick Castle (37 km), Althorp (25 km).
Where are Gilmorton’s historic buildings listed?
Gilmorton has 18 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 Gilmorton 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 (13)
- Kilworth House: LeamDavid, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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