A day out from Thurlaston: Webb Ellis Museum, 5.3 km away
The best-known day out from Thurlaston is Warwick Castle, 19 km away. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Thurlaston’s built-up area.
The first to see around Thurlaston
After Webb Ellis Museum, look out for a museum.
MuseumWebb Ellis Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumRugby Art Gallery and Museum5 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
Furthest out is Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, at 5.3 km.
The dashed line is Thurlaston’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Both are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Thurlaston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
Look within 5 km of its edge for both.
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Art gallery and museum in the United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Thurlaston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Thurlaston →
Trips out
Warwick Castle, at 19 km, heads the 12.
CastleWarwick Castle19 km west
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael15 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle19 km west
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum15 km northwest · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Historic houseAlthorp22 km east
CastleCaludon Castle13 km northwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral35 km north
Historic houseCoombe Abbey11 km northwest
CastleBrandon Castle7.8 km northwest
CastleBrinklow Castle8.9 km north
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral30 km east
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum29 km northwest · 250K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Thurlaston (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.
Know before you go to Thurlaston
What is there to see near Thurlaston?
No attraction is mapped inside Thurlaston itself. Within 5 km of it are Webb Ellis Museum and Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
Does Thurlaston have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Thurlaston: Webb Ellis Museum and Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Thurlaston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 19 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Thurlaston?
Within 40 km: Warwick Castle (19 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (15 km), Kenilworth Castle (19 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (15 km).
Where are Thurlaston’s historic buildings listed?
Thurlaston 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 Thurlaston 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 (14)
- Webb Ellis Museum: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rugby Art Gallery and Museum: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: 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
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coombe Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brinklow Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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