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The New Art Gallery
Attractions in Walsall

The New Art Gallery opens Walsall’s list

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 8 of its 13. Mapped inside Walsall’s built-up area are 4 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 9. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 2 of them. Further out, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is 12 km away.

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In Walsall
4
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Where to start in Walsall

Following The New Art Gallery are 4 museums and a garden.

Art galleryThe New Art Galleryin townMuseumThe Leather Museumin townGardenGardenWalsall Arboretumin townMuseumMuseumThe E.M. Flint Art Galleryin townMuseumWednesbury Museum & Art Gallery2.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumAston Manor Transport Museum3.1 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Finding your way

The map ends at The Oak House Museum, 7.2 km out.

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The dashed line is Walsall’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

A breakdown by kind

Museums or galleries are the biggest group (8), then gardens or estates (2).

Museums & galleries 7 museums · 1 art gallery3 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 ruins0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens1 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 Walsall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Each place in turn

The 4 inside Walsall come first, then 9 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 4 inside Walsall 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.

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

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

Out of town, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (12 km) leads 12 names to know.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery12 km southeast · 856K visitors a yearCathedralLichfield Cathedral16 km northeastCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral12 km southeastMuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery10 km west · 159K visitors a yearCastleDudley Castle9.9 km southwestCathedralSt Chad's Cathedral12 km southeastCathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael37 km southeastMuseumAston Hall10 km southeastMuseumSoho House Museum9.6 km southeastCastle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle37 km southeastMuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts15 km southMuseumThinktank Birmingham Science Museum12 km southeast

Places well known beyond Walsall (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.

Walsall: questions and answers

What are the main attractions in Walsall?

The best known inside Walsall’s built-up area are The New Art Gallery, The Leather Museum, Walsall Arboretum and The E.M. Flint Art Gallery. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 9 more within 5 km.

Does Walsall have a museum?

8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Walsall: The New Art Gallery, The Leather Museum, The E.M. Flint Art Gallery and Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 37 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Walsall?

Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (12 km), Lichfield Cathedral (16 km), St Philip's Cathedral (12 km), Wolverhampton Art Gallery (10 km).

Where are Walsall’s historic buildings listed?

Walsall has 88 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 Walsall 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.