Solihull Art Gallery, the place to visit in Solihull
Of the 14 places to visit in and around Solihull, 9 are museums or galleries. Mapped inside Solihull’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 13. Roughly 250K visitors a year make it to National Motorcycle Museum. The list includes one place cared for by the National Trust. A longer outing takes you to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 9.4 km off.
What Solihull is known for
The list goes on from Solihull Art Gallery to 4 museums and a historic house.
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum2.9 km outside town, to the east · 250K visitors a year
MuseumCadbury World4.9 km outside town, to the west
Historic house · National TrustPackwood House4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumSarehole Mill2.1 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBlakesley Hall1.7 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 they are
The outermost point is Packwood House, at 9.1 km.
The dashed line is Solihull’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (9) and castles or historic places (4).
Green: inside Solihull. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Packwood House).
Everything on the list
After the one in town come 13 more within 5 km of its edge.
National Motorcycle Museum
Motorcycle museum in West Midlands, England.
Cadbury World
Visitor attraction in Birmingham, England and Dunedin, New Zealand.
Packwood House
Grade I listed historic house museum in Warwick, United Kingdom.
Sarehole Mill
Water mill on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.
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8Transport Museum Wythall
Transport museum in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.
9Highbury Hall
Grade II* listed building in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.
Hampton Manor
Terrace garden in Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK.
The one inside Solihull comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
60 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Solihull’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Solihull →
Around the region
Best known of the 12 within reach is Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, at 9.4 km.
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery9.4 km northwest · 856K visitors a year
CastleWarwick Castle22 km southeast
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral9.2 km northwest
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael20 km east
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle17 km southeast
CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral9.6 km northwest
CathedralLichfield Cathedral29 km north
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum20 km east · 300K visitors a year (2010)
MuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts9 km west
MuseumAston Hall11 km northwest
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester38 km southwest
MuseumThinktank Birmingham Science Museum8.8 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Solihull (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 Solihull’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Solihull?
The place to visit inside Solihull’s built-up area is Solihull Art Gallery. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 13 more within 5 km.
Does Solihull have a museum?
9 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Solihull: Solihull Art Gallery, National Motorcycle Museum, Cadbury World and Sarehole Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Solihull?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Solihull, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Packwood House).
What are the best-known days out near Solihull?
Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (9.4 km), Warwick Castle (22 km), St Philip's Cathedral (9.2 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (20 km).
Where are Solihull’s historic buildings listed?
Solihull has 60 listed buildings, 1 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 Solihull 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 (20)
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadbury World: Grutness at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Packwood House: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarehole Mill: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blakesley Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyseley Locomotive Works: West Midlands Police, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Transport Museum Wythall: John Carver, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highbury Hall: Oosoom at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: GavinWarrins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aston Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum: Amandachan1106, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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