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Warwick Castle
Attractions in Warwick

In Warwick, Warwick Castle is the name to know

The middle of Warwick has 8 places to visit within 1 km. Just outside, 7 more are mapped within 5 km of its edge. Look for 6 museums, 4 attractions and 2 art galleries. A drive of 7.2 km brings you to Kenilworth Castle.

Photo: Warwick Castle, DeFacto (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Warwick
8
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

The best known in Warwick

Alongside Warwick Castle you find 4 museums and an attraction.

CastleWarwick Castlein townMuseumMarket Hall Warwickshire Museumin townMuseumSt John's Housein townMuseumRoyal Regiment of Fusiliersin townMuseumMuseumThe Museum of The Queen’s Royal Hussarsin townAttractionAttractionHill Close Gardensin town

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

Pinley Priory marks the outer edge, 7.6 km away.

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The dashed line is Warwick’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

What there is to see

There are more museums or galleries (8) than anything else, then other attractions (4).

Museums & galleries 6 museums · 2 art galleries5 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 abbey or priory1 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park1 in town
Other attractions 4 attractions1 in town · 3 nearby

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

Every place

Every place to visit

The town has 8; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 7 more.

The 8 inside Warwick come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

350 listed buildings and 6 scheduled monuments are on Warwick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Warwick →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Leading the 12 is Kenilworth Castle, 7.2 km away; they include 4 historic houses and 3 museums.

Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle7.2 km northCathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael15 km northMuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum15 km north · 300K visitors a year (2010)Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery31 km northwest · 856K visitors a yearHistoric houseShakespeare's Birthplace13 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustCharlecote Park9.4 km southHistoric house · National TrustBaddesley Clinton11 km northwestAbbey or prioryStoneleigh Abbey6.8 km northeastCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral31 km northwestMuseumNational Motorcycle Museum20 km northwest · 250K visitors a yearCastleCaludon Castle17 km northeastHistoric houseAlthorp39 km east

Places well known beyond Warwick (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.

Places to visit in Warwick: questions

What are the main attractions in Warwick?

The best known inside Warwick’s built-up area are Warwick Castle, Market Hall Warwickshire Museum, St John's House and Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. In all, 8 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.

Does Warwick have a museum?

8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Warwick: Market Hall Warwickshire Museum, St John's House, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and The Museum of The Queen’s Royal Hussars.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 7.2 km north.

What are the best-known days out near Warwick?

Within 40 km: Kenilworth Castle (7.2 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (15 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (15 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (31 km).

Where are Warwick’s historic buildings listed?

Warwick has 350 listed buildings, 13 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 Warwick 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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