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Attractions in Hinckley

Visit Hinckley and District Museum in Hinckley

Of the 5 places to visit in and around Hinckley, 3 are museums or galleries. One place to visit is mapped inside Hinckley’s built-up area, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge. If you have a day, head to Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 17 km away.

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In Hinckley
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known

Must-know places in Hinckley

Then come 2 museums and 2 attractions, behind Hinckley and District Museum.

MuseumMuseumHinckley and District Museumin townMuseumNuneaton Museum and Art Gallery3.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBosworth Field Visitor Centre4.6 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionAmbion Hill4.8 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionKing Richard's Well4.6 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

Where to go

The map puts most of the 4 to the north.

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The dashed line is Hinckley’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

Museums or galleries are the biggest group (3), then other attractions (2).

Museums & galleries 3 museums1 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Hinckley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

In Hinckley first, then nearby

It starts in town with one place and goes on to 4 within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Hinckley comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

42 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Hinckley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hinckley →

Big names nearby

Days out

Most famous of the 12 is Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 17 km from the centre.

CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael17 km southwestCathedralLeicester Cathedral19 km northeastCastleWarwick Castle32 km southwestMuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum17 km southwest · 300K visitors a year (2010)Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle26 km southwestBig drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery37 km west · 856K visitors a yearCathedralLichfield Cathedral35 km northwestCastle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle15 km northeastCastleCaludon Castle15 km southHistoric houseAlthorp38 km southeastCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral37 km westMuseumNational Motorcycle Museum25 km southwest · 250K visitors a year

Places well known beyond Hinckley (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.

Places to visit in Hinckley: questions

What are the main attractions in Hinckley?

The place to visit inside Hinckley’s built-up area is Hinckley and District Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.

Does Hinckley have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hinckley: Hinckley and District Museum, Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery and Bosworth Field Visitor Centre.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hinckley?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 26 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Hinckley?

Within 40 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (17 km), Leicester Cathedral (19 km), Warwick Castle (32 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (17 km).

Where are Hinckley’s historic buildings listed?

Hinckley has 42 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 Hinckley 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.