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Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael
Attractions in Coventry

Places to visit in Coventry, led by Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael

24 of the 42 places to visit in and around Coventry are castles or historic places. There are 20 places to visit inside Coventry’s built-up area, and 22 more within 5 km of its edge. Herbert Art Gallery & Museum drew 300K visitors in 2010. The list includes one place cared for by English Heritage. For a full day, there is Warwick Castle, 16 km away.

Photo: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, DeFacto (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Coventry
20
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
22
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
10
in or near town
Castles & historic places
24
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Most famous in Coventry

Then come 3 museums, a castle and a cathedral, behind Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael.

CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michaelin townMuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museumin town · 300K visitors a year (2010)CastleCaludon Castlein townMuseumCoventry Transport Museumin townMuseumMidland Air Museumin townCathedralSt Mary's Priory and Cathedralin town

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

The places, mapped

Brinklow Castle, 11 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Coventry’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

The types of place

Castles or historic places number 24, museums or galleries 10.

Museums & galleries 10 museums7 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 11 castles · 6 historic houses · 2 cathedrals · 2 historic sites · 2 abbeys or priories · 1 fort8 in town · 16 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens1 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park · 1 zoo2 in town
Other attractions 4 attractions2 in town · 2 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Kenilworth Castle).

Every place

The full list

20 in town lead, with 22 more within 5 km of its edge after them.

Coombe Abbey

Historic house · 900 m outside town, to the east

Grade I listed English country house in Combe Fields, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK.

About Coombe Abbey →

The 20 inside Coventry come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

277 listed buildings and 10 scheduled monuments are on Coventry’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Coventry →

Big names nearby

Within a day

The standout of the 12 is Warwick Castle, 16 km from town.

CastleWarwick Castle16 km southBig drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery28 km west · 856K visitors a yearMuseumNational Motorcycle Museum14 km west · 250K visitors a yearCathedralLichfield Cathedral37 km northwestCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral27 km westCathedralLeicester Cathedral35 km northeastHistoric houseAlthorp38 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustBaddesley Clinton16 km southwestHistoric houseShakespeare's Birthplace28 km southwestCathedralSt Chad's Cathedral28 km westCastleMaxstoke Castle15 km northwestCastle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle31 km northeast

Places well known beyond Coventry (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.

Good to know in Coventry

What are the main attractions in Coventry?

The best known inside Coventry’s built-up area are Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Caludon Castle and Coventry Transport Museum. In all, 20 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 22 more within 5 km.

Does Coventry have a museum?

10 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Coventry: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry Transport Museum, Midland Air Museum and 2 Tone Music Museum Village.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Coventry, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Kenilworth Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Coventry?

Within 40 km: Warwick Castle (16 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (28 km), National Motorcycle Museum (14 km), Lichfield Cathedral (37 km).

Where are Coventry’s historic buildings listed?

Coventry has 277 listed buildings, 19 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 Coventry 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 (30)

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