Aston Manor Transport Museum
Transport museum in Aldridge, England.
Attractions in Clayhanger
Photo: Aston Manor Transport Museum, Martin Fisher (CC BY-SA 2.0)A museum just outside Clayhanger: Aston Manor Transport Museum
Nothing is mapped inside Clayhanger’s built-up area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum, a heritage railway and a zoo to choose from. Further out, Lichfield Cathedral is 9.2 km away.
In Clayhanger
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Clayhanger
A heritage railway, a zoo and an attraction follow Aston Manor Transport Museum.
MuseumAston Manor Transport Museum3 km outside town, to the southeast
Heritage railwayChasewater Railway3.6 km outside town, to the northZooZooOak Tree Children's Farm3.6 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionFinger post1.5 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 lie of the land
The map shows most of the 4 nearby to the southeast.
The dashed line is Clayhanger’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
Between them they are a museum, a heritage railway and a zoo.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway · 1 zoo0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Clayhanger. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything on the list
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Big names nearby
Bigger names, a drive away
Day trips number 12; the best known is Lichfield Cathedral, 9.2 km off.
CathedralLichfield Cathedral9.2 km northeast
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery18 km south · 856K visitors a year
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral18 km south
MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery14 km southwest · 159K visitors a year
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael39 km southeast
MuseumThe Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum9.2 km northeast · 16K visitors a year
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort39 km north · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral18 km south
CastleDudley Castle17 km southwest
MuseumAston Hall15 km south
Art galleryThe New Art Gallery6.7 km southwest
MuseumSoho House Museum16 km southPlaces well known beyond Clayhanger (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.
Before a day out in Clayhanger
What is there to see near Clayhanger?
No attraction is mapped inside Clayhanger itself. Within 5 km of it are Aston Manor Transport Museum, Chasewater Railway, Oak Tree Children's Farm and Finger post.
Does Clayhanger have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Clayhanger: Aston Manor Transport Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Clayhanger?
None is recorded within 5 km of Clayhanger.
What are the best-known days out near Clayhanger?
Within 40 km: Lichfield Cathedral (9.2 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (18 km), St Philip's Cathedral (18 km), Wolverhampton Art Gallery (14 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 Clayhanger 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 (14)
- Aston Manor Transport Museum: Martin Fisher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chasewater Railway: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolverhampton Art Gallery: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum: Bs0u10e01, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aston Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The New Art Gallery: Popsracer at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Soho House Museum: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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