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The Oak House Museum
Attractions in West Bromwich

In West Bromwich, The Oak House Museum is the place to visit

Museums or galleries make up 23 of the 37 places on the list. Only one place to visit is inside West Bromwich’s built-up area, but 36 more are within 5 km of its edge. Travel 8.3 km and you reach Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

Photo: The Oak House Museum, Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK (CC BY 2.0)
In West Bromwich
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
36
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
23
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Best known

The names to know in West Bromwich

After The Oak House Museum, look out for 3 museums, a castle and an art gallery.

MuseumThe Oak House Museumin townCastleDudley Castle3.3 km outside town, to the westMuseumSoho House Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumAston Hall4.2 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryThe New Art Gallery2.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumWednesbury Museum & Art Gallery600 m outside town, to the northwest

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

Mapped around West Bromwich

At the edge of the map sits National Sea Life Centre, 8 km out.

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The dashed line is West Bromwich’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

Ahead are museums or galleries (23); next, castles or historic places (5).

Museums & galleries 19 museums · 4 art galleries1 in town · 22 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 cathedral · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic house · 1 ruins0 in town · 5 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 aquarium · 1 theme park · 1 zoo0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside West Bromwich. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The full list

37 places in all: one in town and 36 within 5 km of its edge.

Soho House Museum

Museum · 3.1 km outside town, to the southeast

18th-century house in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. Former home of Matthew Boulton, now a museum.

Run by Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
About Soho House Museum →

Aston Hall

Museum · 4.2 km outside town, to the southeast

Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.

Run by Birmingham City Council
About Aston Hall →

The Pen Museum

Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the southeast

Museum recording the history of pen making, in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.

Run by Birmingham Pen Trade Heritage Association
About The Pen Museum →

The one inside West Bromwich comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

Names further out

Head 8.3 km out for Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, the best known of 12.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery8.3 km southeast · 856K visitors a yearCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral8.4 km southeastCathedralLichfield Cathedral20 km northeastCathedralSt Chad's Cathedral8.1 km southeastMuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery11 km northwest · 159K visitors a yearCastleWarwick Castle39 km southeastCathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael35 km southeastMuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts10 km southCastle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle34 km southeastMuseumThinktank Birmingham Science Museum8.9 km southeastMuseumCadbury World12 km southMuseumNational Motorcycle Museum21 km southeast · 250K visitors a year

Places well known beyond West Bromwich (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.

Planning a visit to West Bromwich

What are the main attractions in West Bromwich?

The place to visit inside West Bromwich’s built-up area is The Oak House Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 36 more within 5 km.

Does West Bromwich have a museum?

23 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of West Bromwich: The Oak House Museum, Soho House Museum, Aston Hall and The New Art Gallery.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near West Bromwich?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 34 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near West Bromwich?

Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (8.3 km), St Philip's Cathedral (8.4 km), Lichfield Cathedral (20 km), St Chad's Cathedral (8.1 km).

Where are West Bromwich’s historic buildings listed?

West Bromwich has 61 listed buildings, 2 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 West Bromwich 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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