Broadfield House Glass Museum
Art, craft and social history museum in Kingswinford, West Midlands.
Attractions in Himley
Photo: Broadfield House Glass Museum, Gordon Griffiths (CC BY-SA 2.0)What is near Himley: Broadfield House Glass Museum first
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 4 of its 5. Himley itself has none of them. Allow a day for Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 19 km off.
In Himley
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Himley
Alongside Broadfield House Glass Museum you find 3 museums and an attraction.
MuseumBroadfield House Glass Museum2.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumRed House Glass Cone4.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHimley House Museum600 m outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionBruntnell-Astley Glass Gallery4.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumStourbridge Glass Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southEach 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
Map of the places
Just outside town, most of the 5 sit to the south.
The dashed line is Himley’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
Kind by kind
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 4 of the 5.
Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Himley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place to visit
5 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Himley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Himley →
Big names nearby
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Day trips number 11; the best known is Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 19 km off.
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery19 km east · 856K visitors a year
MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery8.4 km northeast · 159K visitors a year
CastleDudley Castle6.9 km east
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral20 km east
CathedralLichfield Cathedral30 km northeast
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester37 km south
Garden · National TrustWightwick Manor Gardens7.2 km north
CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral20 km east
MuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts19 km southeast
CastleBridgnorth Castle16 km west
MuseumSoho House Museum18 km eastPlaces well known beyond Himley (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.
Know before you go to Himley
What is there to see near Himley?
No attraction is mapped inside Himley itself. Within 5 km of it are Broadfield House Glass Museum, Red House Glass Cone, Himley House Museum and Bruntnell-Astley Glass Gallery.
Does Himley have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Himley: Broadfield House Glass Museum, Red House Glass Cone, Himley House Museum and Stourbridge Glass Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Himley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wightwick Manor Gardens (National Trust), 7.2 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Himley?
Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (19 km), Wolverhampton Art Gallery (8.4 km), Dudley Castle (6.9 km), St Philip's Cathedral (20 km).
Where are Himley’s historic buildings listed?
Himley has 6 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 Himley 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)
- Broadfield House Glass Museum: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red House Glass Cone: Nozza, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolverhampton Art Gallery: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wightwick Manor Gardens: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: GavinWarrins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridgnorth Castle: Dr Phillip McCavity at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Soho House Museum: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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