Around Ansley, start with Hartshill Castle
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Ansley’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 historic houses and a castle, among others. Make a day of it at Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 13 km away.
Top of the list around Ansley
Alongside Hartshill Castle you find 2 historic houses.
CastleHartshill Castle3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseArbury Hall3.7 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseHistoric houseAstley Castle1.7 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the southeast.
The dashed line is Ansley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
They are all castles or historic places: 3 in all.
Green: inside Ansley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
These 3 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Day trips from Ansley
Start with Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 13 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael13 km south
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery24 km west · 856K visitors a year
CastleWarwick Castle27 km south
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum13 km south · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle19 km south
CathedralLichfield Cathedral26 km northwest
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum13 km southwest · 250K visitors a year
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral23 km west
CathedralLeicester Cathedral31 km northeast
CastleCaludon Castle14 km southeast
CastleMaxstoke Castle8 km west
CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral23 km westPlaces well known beyond Ansley (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 Ansley: questions
What is there to see near Ansley?
No attraction is mapped inside Ansley itself. Within 5 km of it are Hartshill Castle, Arbury Hall and Astley Castle.
Does Ansley have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ansley.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ansley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 19 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Ansley?
Within 40 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (13 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (24 km), Warwick Castle (27 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (13 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 Ansley 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)
- Hartshill Castle: Brett Lees-Smith from Nuneaton, Warwickshire,, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbury Hall: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, 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
- Maxstoke Castle: Steve Wilson from Marchwood, The New Forest, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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