From Piccadilly, 4.9 km to Drayton Manor Zoo
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 5 places to visit; none is inside Piccadilly’s built-up area. The mix takes in 2 attractions, a zoo and a museum. A day out reaches Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 20 km away.
Just outside Piccadilly, the best known
The list goes on from Drayton Manor Zoo to 2 attractions, a museum and an abbey or priory.
ZooDrayton Manor Zoo4.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMiddleton Hall3.4 km outside town, to the west
AttractionStormforce 104.9 km outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or prioryPolesworth Abbey4.4 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionAccelerator4.7 km 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.
The map view
Close by, the 5 mostly lie to the northwest.
The dashed line is Piccadilly’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 list by type
Between them they are 2 attractions, a zoo and a museum.
Green: inside Piccadilly. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
5 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Polesworth Abbey
Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire, England, UK.
Accelerator
Roller coaster at Drayton Manor Theme Park, Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Beyond Piccadilly
Start with Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 20 km off, the best known of 12.
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery20 km southwest · 856K visitors a year
CathedralLichfield Cathedral16 km northwest
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael22 km southeast
CastleWarwick Castle34 km south
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral19 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle26 km south
CastleTamworth Castle6.4 km north
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum22 km southeast · 300K visitors a year (2010)
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum15 km south · 250K visitors a year
CathedralLeicester Cathedral36 km east
CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral19 km southwest
CastleMaxstoke Castle8.9 km southPlaces well known beyond Piccadilly (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.
Seeing Piccadilly: questions
What is there to see near Piccadilly?
No attraction is mapped inside Piccadilly itself. Within 5 km of it are Drayton Manor Zoo, Middleton Hall, Stormforce 10 and Polesworth Abbey.
Does Piccadilly have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Piccadilly: Middleton Hall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Piccadilly?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 26 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Piccadilly?
Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (20 km), Lichfield Cathedral (16 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (22 km), Warwick Castle (34 km).
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 Piccadilly 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 (16)
- 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
- Polesworth Abbey: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Tamworth Castle: Stan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxstoke Castle: Steve Wilson from Marchwood, The New Forest, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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