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Bliston Craft Gallery and Library
Attractions in Bilston

Visit Bliston Craft Gallery and Library in Bilston

Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 16 of 20. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 19 beyond the one inside Bilston’s built-up area. Around 159K people visit Wolverhampton Art Gallery each year. A day out reaches Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 15 km away.

Photo: Bliston Craft Gallery and Library, Gordon Griffiths (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Bilston
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
19
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
16
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

The first to see in Bilston

Following Bliston Craft Gallery and Library are 3 museums, a castle and an art gallery.

MuseumBliston Craft Gallery and Libraryin townMuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery2.2 km outside town, to the northwest · 159K visitors a yearCastleDudley Castle3.8 km outside town, to the southArt galleryThe New Art Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumWednesbury Museum & Art Gallery1 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumWillenhall Lock Museum1 km outside town, to the north

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 they are

The farthest of them, Tettenhall Transport Heritage Museum, is 7.3 km out.

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The dashed line is Bilston’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 kind of places

Most are museums or galleries, 16 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (3).

Museums & galleries 14 museums · 2 art galleries1 in town · 15 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic house0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Each place in turn

One in town leads, with 19 more within 5 km of its edge after it.

The one inside Bilston comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

25 listed buildings are on Bilston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bilston →

Big names nearby

Further away

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, at 15 km, heads the 12 day trips.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery15 km southeast · 856K visitors a yearCathedralLichfield Cathedral21 km northeastCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral15 km southeastCathedralSt Chad's Cathedral15 km southeastMuseumAston Hall14 km southeastMuseumSoho House Museum12 km southeastGarden · National TrustWightwick Manor Gardens8.8 km westMuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts16 km southeastMuseumCadbury World18 km southeastMuseumThinktank Birmingham Science Museum15 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustMoseley Old Hall8.4 km northMuseumNational Motorcycle Museum28 km southeast · 250K visitors a year

Places well known beyond Bilston (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.

Visiting Bilston: questions

What are the main attractions in Bilston?

The place to visit inside Bilston’s built-up area is Bliston Craft Gallery and Library. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 19 more within 5 km.

Does Bilston have a museum?

16 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bilston: Bliston Craft Gallery and Library, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, The New Art Gallery and Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wightwick Manor Gardens (National Trust), 8.8 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Bilston?

Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (15 km), Lichfield Cathedral (21 km), St Philip's Cathedral (15 km), St Chad's Cathedral (15 km).

Where are Bilston’s historic buildings listed?

Bilston has 25 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 Bilston 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 (22)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.