National Motorcycle Museum
Motorcycle museum in West Midlands, England.
Attractions in Catherine-de-Barnes
Photo: National Motorcycle Museum, Snowmanradio (CC BY-SA 3.0)A museum just outside Catherine-de-Barnes: National Motorcycle Museum
About 250K people a year visit National Motorcycle Museum. There is no place to visit inside Catherine-de-Barnes’ built-up area; there are 3 within 5 km of its edge. Look for a museum, a historic house and an art gallery. A day out reaches Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 13 km away.
In Catherine-de-Barnes
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Catherine-de-Barnes, the best known
After National Motorcycle Museum, look out for a historic house and an art gallery.
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum3 km outside town, to the northeast · 250K visitors a yearHistoric houseHistoric houseHampton Manor1.9 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryArt gallerySolihull Art Gallery4.2 km outside town, to the westEach 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
The map view
Solihull Art Gallery marks the outer edge, 4.7 km away.
The dashed line is Catherine-de-Barnes’ 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
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 2 of the 3.
Museums & galleries 1 museum · 1 art gallery0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Catherine-de-Barnes. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place to visit
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 3 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Big names nearby
Day trips
The pick of the 12 is Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 13 km off.
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery13 km northwest · 856K visitors a year
CastleWarwick Castle19 km southeast
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael16 km east
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle13 km southeast
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral13 km northwest
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum16 km east · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CathedralLichfield Cathedral30 km north
CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral13 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustBaddesley Clinton9.2 km south
MuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts13 km west
Historic house · National TrustPackwood House8.2 km south
MuseumAston Hall14 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Catherine-de-Barnes (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.
Your questions on Catherine-de-Barnes
What is there to see near Catherine-de-Barnes?
No attraction is mapped inside Catherine-de-Barnes itself. Within 5 km of it are National Motorcycle Museum, Hampton Manor and Solihull Art Gallery.
Does Catherine-de-Barnes have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Catherine-de-Barnes: National Motorcycle Museum and Solihull Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Catherine-de-Barnes?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 13 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Catherine-de-Barnes?
Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (13 km), Warwick Castle (19 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (16 km), Kenilworth Castle (13 km).
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 Catherine-de-Barnes 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 (13)
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baddesley Clinton: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: GavinWarrins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Packwood House: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aston Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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