Worth the trip from Kingsbury: Drayton Manor Zoo, 5.4 km off
Our list finds nothing inside Kingsbury’s built-up area, but 5 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 attractions, a zoo and a museum. A longer outing takes you to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 18 km off.
Where to start near Kingsbury
Drayton Manor Zoo aside, the next best known are 2 attractions, a museum and a historic house.
ZooDrayton Manor Zoo4.6 km outside town, to the north
MuseumMiddleton Hall2.3 km outside town, to the northwest
AttractionStormforce 104.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionAccelerator4.6 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseMoxhull Hall4.9 km outside town, to the westEach 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
The map puts most of the 5 to the northwest.
The dashed line is Kingsbury’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Between them they are 2 attractions, a zoo and a museum.
Green: inside Kingsbury. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
Here are the 5 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Kingsbury’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kingsbury →
Bigger names, a drive away
Best known of the 12 within reach is Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, at 18 km.
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery18 km southwest · 856K visitors a year
CathedralLichfield Cathedral17 km northwest
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael21 km southeast
CastleWarwick Castle33 km south
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral18 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle25 km south
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum14 km south · 250K visitors a year
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum21 km southeast · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CastleTamworth Castle7.3 km north
CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral17 km southwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral38 km east
CastleMaxstoke Castle7.6 km southPlaces well known beyond Kingsbury (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.
Common questions about Kingsbury
What is there to see near Kingsbury?
No attraction is mapped inside Kingsbury itself. Within 5 km of it are Drayton Manor Zoo, Middleton Hall, Stormforce 10 and Accelerator.
Does Kingsbury have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kingsbury: Middleton Hall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kingsbury?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 25 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Kingsbury?
Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (18 km), Lichfield Cathedral (17 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (21 km), Warwick Castle (33 km).
Where are Kingsbury’s historic buildings listed?
Kingsbury has 6 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 Kingsbury 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)
- Drayton Manor Zoo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middleton Hall: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stormforce 10: Cz98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamworth Castle: Stan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, 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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