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RAF Museum Midlands
Attractions in Albrighton

RAF Museum Midlands heads what Albrighton has to see

Castles or historic places make up 11 of the 14 places on the list. We list 7 places to visit inside Albrighton’s built-up area and 7 within 5 km of its edge. Our list counts 2 places looked after by English Heritage. Make a day of it at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 32 km away.

Photo: RAF Museum Midlands, Voice of Clam (Public domain)
In Albrighton
7
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
11
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Albrighton’s best known

Beyond RAF Museum Midlands, there are 5 historic sites.

MuseumRAF Museum Midlandsin townHistoric siteHistoric siteBAC VC10 C.1Kin townHistoric siteHistoric siteBristol Britannia 312in townHistoric siteHistoric siteConsolidated PBY-6A Catalinain townHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Siddeley Dominie T.1in townHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1in town

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

Mapped

At the edge of the map sits Chillington Hall, 6.3 km out.

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The dashed line is Albrighton’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

What kind of places

There are more castles or historic places (11) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).

Museums & galleries 1 museum · 1 art gallery1 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 6 historic sites · 2 historic houses · 1 palace · 1 abbey or priory · 1 ruins6 in town · 5 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Boscobel House and White Ladies Priory).

Every place

The full list

14 places in all: 7 in town and 7 within 5 km of its edge.

Weston Hall

Palace · 4.4 km outside town, to the north

Grade I listed country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

About Weston Hall →

The 7 inside Albrighton come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

29 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Albrighton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Albrighton →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, at 32 km, heads the 12 day trips.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery32 km southeast · 856K visitors a yearMuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery12 km southeast · 159K visitors a yearCathedralLichfield Cathedral31 km eastGarden · National TrustWightwick Manor Gardens8.8 km southeastCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral32 km southeastCastleDudley Castle20 km southeastCastleBridgnorth Castle15 km southwestCastleStafford Castle20 km northeastMuseumBlists Hill Victorian Town11 km westAbbey or priory · English HeritageWenlock Priory19 km westAbbey or priory · English HeritageBuildwas Abbey16 km westAbbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey32 km west

Places well known beyond Albrighton (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.

Albrighton: questions and answers

What are the main attractions in Albrighton?

The best known inside Albrighton’s built-up area are RAF Museum Midlands, BAC VC10 C.1K, Bristol Britannia 312 and Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina. In all, 7 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.

Does Albrighton have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Albrighton: RAF Museum Midlands and Rose Paterson Art Gallery.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Albrighton, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Boscobel House and White Ladies Priory).

What are the best-known days out near Albrighton?

Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (32 km), Wolverhampton Art Gallery (12 km), Lichfield Cathedral (31 km), Wightwick Manor Gardens (8.8 km).

Where are Albrighton’s historic buildings listed?

Albrighton has 29 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 Albrighton 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).

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