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Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
Attractions in Nuneaton

Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery, the place to visit in Nuneaton

Museums or galleries make up 4 of the 7 places on the list. Mapped inside Nuneaton’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 6. Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael lies 13 km out, the pick for a day trip.

Photo: Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery, © Copyright Stephen Pointer and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Nuneaton
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Must-know places in Nuneaton

Next to Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery, the best known are 2 historic houses, 2 museums and a castle.

MuseumNuneaton Museum and Art Galleryin townCastleHartshill Castle700 m outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseArbury Hall1.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBedworth Heritage Centre2.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHinckley and District Museum3.1 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric houseAstley Castle1.7 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Where each one is

The outermost point is North Warwickshire Museum and Community Hub, at 7.5 km.

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The dashed line is Nuneaton’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

The types of place

Museums or galleries number 4, castles or historic places 3.

Museums & galleries 4 museums1 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 castle0 in town · 3 nearby

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

Every place

Each place in turn

The one inside Nuneaton comes first, then 6 more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Nuneaton comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

A little further out

Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, at 13 km, heads the 12 day trips.

CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael13 km southCastleWarwick Castle28 km southMuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum13 km south · 300K visitors a year (2010)Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery29 km west · 856K visitors a yearCastle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle21 km southCathedralLeicester Cathedral26 km northeastCathedralLichfield Cathedral30 km northwestCastleCaludon Castle12 km southMuseumNational Motorcycle Museum18 km southwest · 250K visitors a yearCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral29 km westCastle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle21 km northeastHistoric houseCoombe Abbey13 km south

Places well known beyond Nuneaton (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.

Nuneaton, answered

What are the main attractions in Nuneaton?

The place to visit inside Nuneaton’s built-up area is Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.

Does Nuneaton have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Nuneaton: Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery, Bedworth Heritage Centre, Hinckley and District Museum and North Warwickshire Museum and Community Hub.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 21 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Nuneaton?

Within 40 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (13 km), Warwick Castle (28 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (13 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (29 km).

Where are Nuneaton’s historic buildings listed?

Nuneaton has 29 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 Nuneaton 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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