What is near Worfield: Bridgnorth Castle first
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Worfield’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a castle, a museum and a church, among others. Day-trippers head 32 km out to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
Where to start near Worfield
Along with Bridgnorth Castle, see a museum, a church and a historic site.
CastleBridgnorth Castle4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNorthgate Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southwestChurchChurchSaint Leonard's Church4.5 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteTown Hall4.6 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.
On the map
Beyond the town, the 4 nearby are mostly to the southwest.
The dashed line is Worfield’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 they are
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3 of 4.
Green: inside Worfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 4 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
22 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Worfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Worfield →
Names further out
Top of the 12 day trips: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, at 32 km.
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery32 km east · 856K visitors a year
CastleLudlow Castle33 km southwest
MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery16 km east · 159K visitors a year
CathedralLichfield Cathedral38 km east
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral32 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWenlock Priory14 km west
CastleDudley Castle20 km east
Garden · National TrustWightwick Manor Gardens11 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBuildwas Abbey15 km northwest
MuseumRAF Museum Midlands10 km north
MuseumBlists Hill Victorian Town10 km northwest
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey31 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Worfield (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.
Visiting Worfield: the answers
What is there to see near Worfield?
No attraction is mapped inside Worfield itself. Within 5 km of it are Bridgnorth Castle, Northgate Museum, Saint Leonard's Church and Town Hall.
Does Worfield have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Worfield: Northgate Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Worfield?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wenlock Priory (English Heritage), 14 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Worfield?
Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (32 km), Ludlow Castle (33 km), Wolverhampton Art Gallery (16 km), Lichfield Cathedral (38 km).
Where are Worfield’s historic buildings listed?
Worfield has 22 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 Worfield 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)
- Bridgnorth Castle: Dr Phillip McCavity at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northgate Museum: Rob Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolverhampton Art Gallery: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wenlock Priory: Speedbird2064, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wightwick Manor Gardens: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buildwas Abbey: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RAF Museum Midlands: Voice of Clam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blists Hill Victorian Town: The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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