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National Motorcycle Museum
Attractions in Coleshill

A day out from Coleshill: National Motorcycle Museum, 6.2 km away

Yearly visitors to National Motorcycle Museum number about 250K. Nothing is mapped inside Coleshill’s built-up area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 museums, a castle and a historic house. A drive of 13 km brings you to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

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In Coleshill
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

The first to see around Coleshill

Next to National Motorcycle Museum, the best known are a castle, a museum and a historic house.

MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum3.8 km outside town, to the south · 250K visitors a yearCastleMaxstoke Castle2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMiddleton Hall3 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseHistoric houseMoxhull Hall3.2 km outside town, to the northwest

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

How they lie

Furthest out is Middleton Hall, at 9 km.

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The dashed line is Coleshill’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

What sort of places

Most are museums or galleries, 2 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 historic house0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

Near Coleshill

These 4 are all within 5 km of its edge.

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

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

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

The pick of the 12 is Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 13 km off.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery13 km west · 856K visitors a yearCathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael17 km southeastCastleWarwick Castle26 km southCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral13 km westCastle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle19 km southeastCathedralLichfield Cathedral22 km northMuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum17 km southeast · 300K visitors a year (2010)CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral13 km westMuseumAston Hall12 km westMuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts16 km westMuseumThinktank Birmingham Science Museum12 km westMuseumSoho House Museum15 km west

Places well known beyond Coleshill (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 Coleshill

What is there to see near Coleshill?

No attraction is mapped inside Coleshill itself. Within 5 km of it are National Motorcycle Museum, Maxstoke Castle, Middleton Hall and Moxhull Hall.

Does Coleshill have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Coleshill: National Motorcycle Museum and Middleton Hall.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 19 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Coleshill?

Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (13 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (17 km), Warwick Castle (26 km), St Philip's Cathedral (13 km).

Where are Coleshill’s historic buildings listed?

Coleshill has 55 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 Coleshill 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).

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