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National Motorcycle Museum
Attractions in Meriden

A museum just outside Meriden: National Motorcycle Museum

3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Meriden are castles or historic places. None of them is inside Meriden itself. About 250K people a year visit National Motorcycle Museum. Day-trippers head 10 km out to Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael.

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In Meriden
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Around Meriden: where to begin

Alongside National Motorcycle Museum you find 2 historic houses, a castle and a museum.

MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum3.5 km outside town, to the west · 250K visitors a yearCastleCastle (site of)5 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseNailcote Hall4.3 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseHistoric houseHampton Manor3.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumVillage Museum2.2 km outside town, to the south

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

Places on the map

Castle (site of) marks the outer edge, 6.2 km away.

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The dashed line is Meriden’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 mix

3 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries top the count.

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 castle0 in town · 3 nearby

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

Every place

Everything on the list

These 5 are all within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

23 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Meriden’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Meriden →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Day trips number 12; the best known is Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 10 km off.

CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael10 km eastCastleWarwick Castle18 km southCastle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle11 km southBig drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery18 km west · 856K visitors a yearMuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum10 km east · 300K visitors a year (2010)CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral18 km westCathedralLichfield Cathedral30 km northwestCastleCaludon Castle13 km eastCastleMaxstoke Castle7.1 km northHistoric house · National TrustBaddesley Clinton12 km southCathedralSt Chad's Cathedral18 km westMuseumCoventry Transport Museum9.8 km east

Places well known beyond Meriden (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.

Seeing Meriden: questions

What is there to see near Meriden?

No attraction is mapped inside Meriden itself. Within 5 km of it are National Motorcycle Museum, Castle (site of), Nailcote Hall and Hampton Manor.

Does Meriden have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Meriden: National Motorcycle Museum and Village Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 11 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Meriden?

Within 40 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (10 km), Warwick Castle (18 km), Kenilworth Castle (11 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (18 km).

Where are Meriden’s historic buildings listed?

Meriden has 23 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 Meriden 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).

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