Trips from Old Arley, starting with Arbury Hall
Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 13 km from Old Arley, is the best-known trip nearby. Nothing on our list is inside Old Arley’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge.
Leading the list near Old Arley
A historic house follows Arbury Hall.
Historic houseArbury Hall4.9 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric houseAstley Castle2.6 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Old Arley, mapped
The map stretches to Arbury Hall, 5.3 km away.
The dashed line is Old Arley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Old Arley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Old Arley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Old Arley →
Around the region
Leading the 12 is Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 13 km away; they include 5 castles and 4 cathedrals.
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael13 km southeast
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery22 km west · 856K visitors a year
CastleWarwick Castle26 km south
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle18 km south
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum13 km southeast · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CathedralLichfield Cathedral25 km northwest
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum11 km southwest · 250K visitors a year
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral22 km west
CathedralLeicester Cathedral33 km northeast
CastleMaxstoke Castle6.3 km west
CastleCaludon Castle14 km southeast
CastleHartshill Castle5.5 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Old Arley (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.
What visitors ask about Old Arley
What is there to see near Old Arley?
No attraction is mapped inside Old Arley itself. Within 5 km of it are Arbury Hall and Astley Castle.
Does Old Arley have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Old Arley.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Old Arley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 18 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Old Arley?
Within 40 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (13 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (22 km), Warwick Castle (26 km), Kenilworth Castle (18 km).
Where are Old Arley’s historic buildings listed?
Old Arley has 2 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 Old Arley 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 (13)
- Arbury Hall: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: 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
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, 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
- 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
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hartshill Castle: Brett Lees-Smith from Nuneaton, Warwickshire,, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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