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Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael
Attractions in Baginton

Close to Baginton: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael and more

A total of 300K visitors went to Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in 2010. None of our places to visit is inside Baginton’s built-up area; 20 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 7 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 abbeys or priories, among others. Out of town, Warwick Castle is 12 km away.

Photo: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, DeFacto (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Baginton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
20
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
7
in or near town
Castles & historic places
8
in or near town
Best known

Where to start near Baginton

Once you have seen Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, try 3 museums, an abbey or priory and a fort.

CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael3.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum3.6 km outside town, to the north · 300K visitors a year (2010)MuseumCoventry Transport Museum4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMidland Air Museum800 m outside town, to the eastAbbey or prioryStoneleigh Abbey4.1 km outside town, to the southwestFortLunt Roman Fort100 m outside town, to the north

Each 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

On the map

To the north is where most of the 20 lie.

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The dashed line is Baginton’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

The mix

Ahead are castles or historic places (8); next, museums or galleries (7).

Museums & galleries 7 museums0 in town · 7 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 cathedrals · 2 abbeys or priories · 2 historic sites · 1 fort · 1 historic house0 in town · 8 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park · 1 zoo0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Baginton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every place, in and near Baginton

These 20 are all within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

8 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Baginton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Baginton →

Big names nearby

A drive away

The pick of the 12 is Warwick Castle, 12 km off.

CastleWarwick Castle12 km southwestCastle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle7.1 km westCastleCaludon Castle6 km northeastBig drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery30 km northwest · 856K visitors a yearMuseumNational Motorcycle Museum16 km northwest · 250K visitors a yearHistoric houseCoombe Abbey7.6 km northeastCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral30 km northwestCathedralLeicester Cathedral38 km northeastHistoric houseAlthorp35 km eastCastleBrandon Castle6.4 km eastHistoric house · National TrustBaddesley Clinton15 km westHistoric houseShakespeare's Birthplace25 km southwest

Places well known beyond Baginton (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 Baginton: your questions

What is there to see near Baginton?

No attraction is mapped inside Baginton itself. Within 5 km of it are Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry Transport Museum and Midland Air Museum.

Does Baginton have a museum?

7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Baginton: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry Transport Museum, Midland Air Museum and Phil Silvers Archival Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Baginton?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 7.1 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Baginton?

Within 40 km: Warwick Castle (12 km), Kenilworth Castle (7.1 km), Caludon Castle (6 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (30 km).

Where are Baginton’s historic buildings listed?

Baginton has 8 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Baginton 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 (21)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.