Places to visit around Gaydon, from British Motor Museum
There is no place to visit inside Gaydon’s built-up area; there are 3 within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 museums and an art gallery. Go 13 km out for Warwick Castle.
Top of the list around Gaydon
Alongside British Motor Museum you find an art gallery and a museum.
MuseumBritish Motor Museum700 m outside town, to the northwest
Art galleryCompton Verney Art Gallery5 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumCollections Centre600 m outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
To the northwest lie most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Gaydon’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Gaydon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
3 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Compton Verney Art Gallery
Art gallery at Compton Verney, England in a restored Grade I listed 18th century mansion.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings are on Gaydon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gaydon →
Within a day
Start with Warwick Castle, 13 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleWarwick Castle13 km northwest
Historic houseBlenheim Palace39 km south
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael25 km north
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle20 km northwest
Historic houseShakespeare's Birthplace16 km west
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum25 km north · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Historic house · National TrustCharlecote Park11 km west
Historic house · National TrustUpton House8.3 km south
Historic houseAlthorp34 km east
Historic houseBroughton Castle17 km south
Historic houseWoodstock Palace39 km south
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum33 km northwest · 250K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Gaydon (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.
Questions before you go to Gaydon
What is there to see near Gaydon?
No attraction is mapped inside Gaydon itself. Within 5 km of it are British Motor Museum, Compton Verney Art Gallery and Collections Centre.
Does Gaydon have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Gaydon: British Motor Museum, Compton Verney Art Gallery and Collections Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Gaydon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 20 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Gaydon?
Within 40 km: Warwick Castle (13 km), Blenheim Palace (39 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (25 km), Kenilworth Castle (20 km).
Where are Gaydon’s historic buildings listed?
Gaydon has 12 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 Gaydon 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)
- British Motor Museum: Andy C at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Verney Art Gallery: Darius Khan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, 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
- Shakespeare's Birthplace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlecote Park: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upton House: Lee Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughton Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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