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The New Art Gallery
Attractions in Rushall and Shelfield

3.7 km from Rushall and Shelfield, The New Art Gallery leads the list

Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 5 of 8. Rushall and Shelfield itself has none of them. Allow a day for Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 15 km off.

Photo: The New Art Gallery, Popsracer at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Rushall and Shelfield
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Best known

Leading the list near Rushall and Shelfield

Alongside The New Art Gallery you find 3 museums, a garden and a zoo.

Art galleryThe New Art Gallery1.9 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumAston Manor Transport Museum1.3 km outside town, to the eastGardenGardenWalsall Arboretum1.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumThe Leather Museum1.5 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooOak Tree Children's Farm3.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumChasewater Railway Museum4.2 km outside town, to the north

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

Map of the places

The map stretches to Chasewater Railway Museum, 5.5 km away.

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The dashed line is Rushall and Shelfield’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

Grouped by kind

Most common are museums or galleries: 5 of 8.

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 5 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Rushall and Shelfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every place, in and near Rushall and Shelfield

All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 8 places.

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

3 listed buildings are on Rushall and Shelfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rushall and Shelfield →

Big names nearby

Around the region

Best known of the 12 within reach is Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, at 15 km.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery15 km south · 856K visitors a yearCathedralLichfield Cathedral12 km northeastCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral15 km southMuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery12 km west · 159K visitors a yearCathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael38 km southeastCathedralSt Chad's Cathedral15 km southCastleDudley Castle14 km southwestMuseumAston Hall13 km southCastle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle38 km southeastMuseumSoho House Museum13 km southMuseumThe Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum12 km northeast · 16K visitors a yearMuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts18 km south

Places well known beyond Rushall and Shelfield (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 before you go to Rushall and Shelfield

What is there to see near Rushall and Shelfield?

No attraction is mapped inside Rushall and Shelfield itself. Within 5 km of it are The New Art Gallery, Aston Manor Transport Museum, Walsall Arboretum and The Leather Museum.

Does Rushall and Shelfield have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rushall and Shelfield: The New Art Gallery, Aston Manor Transport Museum, The Leather Museum and Chasewater Railway Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rushall and Shelfield?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 38 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Rushall and Shelfield?

Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (15 km), Lichfield Cathedral (12 km), St Philip's Cathedral (15 km), Wolverhampton Art Gallery (12 km).

Where are Rushall and Shelfield’s historic buildings listed?

Rushall and Shelfield has 3 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 Rushall and Shelfield 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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