The nearest draw to Austrey: Twycross Zoo, 2.8 km away
Nothing is mapped inside Austrey’s built-up area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums, a zoo and an abbey or priory, among others. Go 30 km out for Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Around Austrey: where to begin
Then come 2 museums and an abbey or priory, behind Twycross Zoo.
ZooTwycross Zoo2.2 km outside town, to the east
MuseumStatfold Barn Railway and Museum4.8 km outside town, to the west
Abbey or prioryPolesworth Abbey4.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSir John Moore Museum2.9 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
The farthest of them, Polesworth Abbey, is 5.1 km out.
The dashed line is Austrey’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 kind of places
The list holds 2 museums, a zoo and an abbey or priory.
Green: inside Austrey. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
These 4 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Statfold Barn Railway and Museum
Railway line and museum in Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
Polesworth Abbey
Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire, England, UK.
Sir John Moore Museum
Independent museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Austrey’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Austrey →
Further away
Start with Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 30 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery30 km north
CathedralLichfield Cathedral18 km west
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery30 km southwest · 856K visitors a year
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael28 km south
MuseumPickford's House Museum30 km north
MuseumMuseum of Making31 km north
CathedralLeicester Cathedral29 km east
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle34 km south
Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle12 km northeast
CathedralDerby Cathedral30 km north
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum28 km south · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral30 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Austrey (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.
Seeing Austrey: questions
What is there to see near Austrey?
No attraction is mapped inside Austrey itself. Within 5 km of it are Twycross Zoo, Statfold Barn Railway and Museum, Polesworth Abbey and Sir John Moore Museum.
Does Austrey have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Austrey: Statfold Barn Railway and Museum and Sir John Moore Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Austrey?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 34 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Austrey?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (30 km), Lichfield Cathedral (18 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (30 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (28 km).
Where are Austrey’s historic buildings listed?
Austrey has 15 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 Austrey 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 (15)
- Twycross Zoo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Statfold Barn Railway and Museum: A M Hurrell, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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