The Museum of Country Bygones
Museum in Marton, Rugby, England, UK.
Attractions in Frankton
Photo: Warwick Castle, DeFacto (CC BY-SA 4.0)What to see from Frankton: The Museum of Country Bygones first
A day out from Frankton leads to Warwick Castle, 15 km away. Our list finds nothing inside Frankton’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a museum and a garden.
In Frankton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Frankton
The Museum of Country Bygones aside, the next best known is a garden.
MuseumMuseumThe Museum of Country Bygones1.9 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenRyton Gardens4.7 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
Around Frankton, mapped
The map ends at Ryton Gardens, 4.8 km out.
The dashed line is Frankton’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
Between them they are a museum and a garden.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Frankton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Near Frankton
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Frankton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Frankton →
Big names nearby
For a day out
Start with Warwick Castle, 15 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleWarwick Castle15 km west
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael13 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle15 km west
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum12 km northwest · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery40 km northwest · 856K visitors a year
Historic houseAlthorp26 km east
CastleCaludon Castle11 km northwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral38 km northeast
CastleBrandon Castle5.9 km north
Historic houseCoombe Abbey9.7 km north
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral39 km northwest
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum26 km northwest · 250K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Frankton (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 Frankton
What is there to see near Frankton?
No attraction is mapped inside Frankton itself. Within 5 km of it are The Museum of Country Bygones and Ryton Gardens.
Does Frankton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Frankton: The Museum of Country Bygones.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Frankton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 15 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Frankton?
Within 40 km: Warwick Castle (15 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (13 km), Kenilworth Castle (15 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (12 km).
Where are Frankton’s historic buildings listed?
Frankton has 9 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 Frankton 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 (12)
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: 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
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, 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
- Brandon Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coombe Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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