
Dudley Castle, 2.9 km from Coseley
Of the 15 places to visit in and around Coseley, 11 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Coseley. Each year, some 159K people go to Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Day-trippers head 14 km out to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
Top of the list around Coseley
Next to Dudley Castle, the best known are 5 museums.
CastleDudley Castle1.1 km outside town, to the south
MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the northwest · 159K visitors a year
MuseumBlack Country Living Museum600 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumWednesbury Museum & Art Gallery3.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumProvidence Chapel, Black Country Living Museum200 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumBliston Craft Gallery and Library1.3 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
The map stretches to Wolverhampton City Archives, 6.1 km away.
The dashed line is Coseley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (11) and castles or historic places (3).
Green: inside Coseley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 15 places.
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Art gallery in West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Black Country Living Museum
Open-air museum of manufacturing history in Dudley, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom.
Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
Art museum in Sandwell, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Bliston Craft Gallery and Library
Museum and library in Bilston, Wolverhampton.
Willenhall Lock Museum
Museum in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Dudley Canal & Tunnel Trust
Museum in Tipton, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Coseley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Coseley →
Further out, the best known
Best known of the 12 within reach is Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, at 14 km.
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery14 km southeast · 856K visitors a year
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral15 km southeast
CathedralLichfield Cathedral24 km northeast
CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral14 km southeast
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester40 km south
Garden · National TrustWightwick Manor Gardens8.6 km northwest
MuseumSoho House Museum12 km east
MuseumAston Hall15 km east
MuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts15 km southeast
MuseumCadbury World16 km southeast
MuseumThinktank Birmingham Science Museum15 km southeast
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum28 km east · 250K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Coseley (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.
Questions about Coseley’s attractions
What is there to see near Coseley?
No attraction is mapped inside Coseley itself. Within 5 km of it are Dudley Castle, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Black Country Living Museum and Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery.
Does Coseley have a museum?
11 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Coseley: Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Black Country Living Museum, Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery and Providence Chapel, Black Country Living Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Coseley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wightwick Manor Gardens (National Trust), 8.6 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Coseley?
Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (14 km), St Philip's Cathedral (15 km), Lichfield Cathedral (24 km), St Chad's Cathedral (14 km).
Where are Coseley’s historic buildings listed?
Coseley has 6 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 Coseley 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 (19)
- Dudley Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolverhampton Art Gallery: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Black Country Living Museum: Jack1956, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery: Photo by Charles Thomson. Copyright © Charles Thomson, stuckism.com. http://www.stuckism.com/thomson/index.html, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bliston Craft Gallery and Library: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priory Ruins: Erebus555, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willenhall Lock Museum: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, 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
- Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wightwick Manor Gardens: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Soho House Museum: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aston Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: GavinWarrins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadbury World: Grutness at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum: Amandachan1106, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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