
Just outside Whitnash: Warwick Castle and more
Of the 12 places to visit in and around Whitnash, 8 are museums or galleries. Whitnash itself has none of them. For a full day, there is Kenilworth Castle, 10 km away.
The names to know near Whitnash
After Warwick Castle come 4 museums and an art gallery.
CastleWarwick Castle3.6 km outside town, to the west
Art galleryRoyal Pump Rooms1.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumSt John's House3.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMarket Hall Warwickshire Museum4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumRoyal Regiment of Fusiliers3.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumThe Museum of The Queen’s Royal Hussars3.5 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 layout
The map stretches to Hill Close Gardens, 4.9 km away.
The dashed line is Whitnash’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
Ahead are museums or galleries (8); next, other attractions (2).
Green: inside Whitnash. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
The list runs to 12 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Royal Pump Rooms
Grade II listed building in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK.
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Regimental museum in Warwick, England, United Kingdom.
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Museum in Warwickshire, United Kingdom.
Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum
Military museum in Warwick, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings are on Whitnash’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Whitnash →
Further afield
Of the 12 day trips, Kenilworth Castle (10 km) is the best known.
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle10 km northwest
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael16 km north
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum16 km north · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery35 km northwest · 856K visitors a year
Historic houseShakespeare's Birthplace15 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustCharlecote Park9.6 km southwest
Historic houseAlthorp36 km east
Abbey or prioryStoneleigh Abbey8.1 km north
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral35 km northwest
CastleCaludon Castle18 km north
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum23 km northwest · 250K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustBaddesley Clinton15 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Whitnash (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.
Whitnash: questions and answers
What is there to see near Whitnash?
No attraction is mapped inside Whitnash itself. Within 5 km of it are Warwick Castle, Royal Pump Rooms, St John's House and Market Hall Warwickshire Museum.
Does Whitnash have a museum?
8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Whitnash: Royal Pump Rooms, St John's House, Market Hall Warwickshire Museum and Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Whitnash?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 10 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Whitnash?
Within 40 km: Kenilworth Castle (10 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (16 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (16 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (35 km).
Where are Whitnash’s historic buildings listed?
Whitnash has 13 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 Whitnash 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 (17)
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Pump Rooms: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John's House: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Market Hall Warwickshire Museum: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Regiment of Fusiliers: Fitzsimons, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shakespeare's Birthplace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlecote Park: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stoneleigh Abbey: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baddesley Clinton: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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