North Warwickshire Museum and Community Hub is the place to visit in Atherstone
One place to visit is mapped inside Atherstone’s built-up area, and 2 more within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum, a castle and an abbey or priory to choose from. Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 39 km away, is the best-known day out.
First stops in Atherstone
Following North Warwickshire Museum and Community Hub are a castle and an abbey or priory.
CastleHartshill Castle2.7 km outside town, to the southeast
Abbey or prioryPolesworth Abbey5 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Out at 6.7 km is Polesworth Abbey, the farthest.
The dashed line is Atherstone’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Atherstone. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 2 more.
The one inside Atherstone comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
64 listed buildings are on Atherstone’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Atherstone →
A little further out
Of the 12 day trips, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (39 km) is the best known.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery39 km north
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael19 km south
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery27 km southwest · 856K visitors a year
CastleWarwick Castle33 km south
CathedralLichfield Cathedral23 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle26 km south
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum19 km south · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CathedralLeicester Cathedral28 km east
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral26 km southwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum39 km north
MuseumMuseum of Making39 km north
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum18 km southwest · 250K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Atherstone (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.
Planning a visit to Atherstone
What are the main attractions in Atherstone?
The place to visit inside Atherstone’s built-up area is North Warwickshire Museum and Community Hub. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Atherstone have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Atherstone: North Warwickshire Museum and Community Hub.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Atherstone?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 26 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Atherstone?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (39 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (19 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (27 km), Warwick Castle (33 km).
Where are Atherstone’s historic buildings listed?
Atherstone has 64 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 Atherstone 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
- Polesworth Abbey: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, 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
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, 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
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickford's House Museum: sps1955 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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