
Places to visit around Onley, from Webb Ellis Museum
From Onley, the big name within reach is Warwick Castle, 24 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Onley’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
The names to know near Onley
Once you have seen Webb Ellis Museum, try a museum.
MuseumWebb Ellis Museum4.6 km outside town, to the north
MuseumRugby Art Gallery and Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The map stretches to Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, 5.1 km away.
The dashed line is Onley’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 kind of places
Both are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Onley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Art gallery and museum in the United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Further out, the best known
Day trips number 12; the best known is Warwick Castle, 24 km off.
CastleWarwick Castle24 km west
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael20 km northwest
Historic houseAlthorp18 km east
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle24 km west
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum20 km northwest · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CathedralLeicester Cathedral35 km north
CastleCaludon Castle17 km northwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral25 km east
Historic houseCoombe Abbey15 km northwest
CastleBrinklow Castle12 km northwest
CastleBrandon Castle12 km northwest
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum34 km northwest · 250K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Onley (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.
Before a day out in Onley
What is there to see near Onley?
No attraction is mapped inside Onley itself. Within 5 km of it are Webb Ellis Museum and Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
Does Onley have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Onley: Webb Ellis Museum and Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Onley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 24 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Onley?
Within 40 km: Warwick Castle (24 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (20 km), Althorp (18 km), Kenilworth Castle (24 km).
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 Onley 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)
- Webb Ellis Museum: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rugby Art Gallery and Museum: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: 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
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coombe Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brinklow Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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