Nothing in Cawston itself: Webb Ellis Museum is 3.3 km away
For a trip from Cawston, Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael is 15 km away. There is no place to visit inside Cawston’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge.
Top of the list around Cawston
Behind Webb Ellis Museum on the list is a museum.
MuseumWebb Ellis Museum2.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumRugby Art Gallery and Museum2.5 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.
On the map
At 3.3 km, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Cawston’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
They are all museums or galleries: 2 in all.
Green: inside Cawston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Art gallery and museum in the United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Cawston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cawston →
Day trips from Cawston
Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, at 15 km, heads the 12.
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael15 km northwest
CastleWarwick Castle21 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle19 km west
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum15 km west · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Historic houseAlthorp23 km southeast
CastleCaludon Castle12 km northwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral33 km north
Historic houseCoombe Abbey9.3 km northwest
CastleBrinklow Castle6.8 km northwest
CastleBrandon Castle7 km west
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral30 km southeast
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum29 km west · 250K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Cawston (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.
Practical questions about Cawston
What is there to see near Cawston?
No attraction is mapped inside Cawston itself. Within 5 km of it are Webb Ellis Museum and Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
Does Cawston have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cawston: Webb Ellis Museum and Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cawston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 19 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Cawston?
Within 40 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (15 km), Warwick Castle (21 km), Kenilworth Castle (19 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (15 km).
Where are Cawston’s historic buildings listed?
Cawston has 2 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 Cawston 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)
- Webb Ellis Museum: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rugby Art Gallery and Museum: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coombe Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brinklow Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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