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Brandon Castle
Attractions in Wolston

Nothing mapped in Wolston itself; Brandon Castle is the nearest draw

All of it lies outside: 6 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Wolston’s built-up area. Look for 2 castles, a historic house and a museum. Make a day of it at Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 8.5 km away.

Photo: Brandon Castle, David Stowell (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Wolston
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

The first to see around Wolston

Following Brandon Castle are a historic house, a castle and a museum.

CastleBrandon Castle200 m outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseCoombe Abbey3.8 km outside town, to the northCastleBrinklow Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMidland Air Museum4.9 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionGo Ape3.9 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenRyton Gardens800 m outside town, to the southwest

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 to go

At the edge of the map sits Midland Air Museum, 5.8 km out.

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The dashed line is Wolston’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

Kinds of place

The list holds 2 castles, a historic house and a museum.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic house0 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

All the places to visit

All 6 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

13 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Wolston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wolston →

Big names nearby

Further afield

Leading the 12 is Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 8.5 km away; they include 4 museums and 3 cathedrals.

CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael8.5 km northwestCastleWarwick Castle17 km southwestMuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum8.4 km northwest · 300K visitors a year (2010)Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle14 km westCastleCaludon Castle6.1 km northwestBig drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery37 km west · 856K visitors a yearHistoric houseAlthorp29 km eastCathedralLeicester Cathedral34 km northeastMuseumCoventry Transport Museum8.8 km northwestMuseumNational Motorcycle Museum23 km west · 250K visitors a yearCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral36 km westAbbey or prioryStoneleigh Abbey10 km southwest

Places well known beyond Wolston (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.

Asked about places to visit in Wolston

What is there to see near Wolston?

No attraction is mapped inside Wolston itself. Within 5 km of it are Brandon Castle, Coombe Abbey, Brinklow Castle and Midland Air Museum.

Does Wolston have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Wolston: Midland Air Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 14 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Wolston?

Within 40 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (8.5 km), Warwick Castle (17 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (8.4 km), Kenilworth Castle (14 km).

Where are Wolston’s historic buildings listed?

Wolston has 13 listed buildings, 1 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 Wolston 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)

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