Trips from Hartshill, starting with Hartshill Castle
Castles or historic places make up 3 of the 5 places on the list. All of them lie outside Hartshill. A day out reaches Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 15 km away.
Where to start near Hartshill
Next to Hartshill Castle, the best known are 2 historic houses and 2 museums.
CastleHartshill Castle100 m outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseArbury Hall4.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumNuneaton Museum and Art Gallery3.9 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseHistoric houseAstley Castle4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumNorth Warwickshire Museum and Community Hub2.8 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
At the edge of the map sits Arbury Hall, 4.8 km out.
The dashed line is Hartshill’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
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (3) and museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Hartshill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
These 5 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
Museum and gallery in Riversley Park, Nuneaton, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Hartshill’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hartshill →
Bigger names, a drive away
Start with Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 15 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael15 km south
CastleWarwick Castle30 km south
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery27 km west · 856K visitors a year
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum15 km south · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle22 km south
CathedralLichfield Cathedral26 km northwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral28 km east
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum16 km southwest · 250K visitors a year
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral26 km west
CastleCaludon Castle15 km south
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle23 km northeast
CastleMaxstoke Castle11 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Hartshill (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 Hartshill
What is there to see near Hartshill?
No attraction is mapped inside Hartshill itself. Within 5 km of it are Hartshill Castle, Arbury Hall, Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery and Astley Castle.
Does Hartshill have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hartshill: Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery and North Warwickshire Museum and Community Hub.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hartshill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 22 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Hartshill?
Within 40 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (15 km), Warwick Castle (30 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (27 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (15 km).
Where are Hartshill’s historic buildings listed?
Hartshill has 5 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 Hartshill 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 (15)
- Hartshill Castle: Brett Lees-Smith from Nuneaton, Warwickshire,, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbury Hall: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery: © Copyright Stephen Pointer and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence., CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxstoke Castle: Steve Wilson from Marchwood, The New Forest, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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