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Willenhall Lock Museum
Attractions in Willenhall

Willenhall Lock Museum is the place to visit in Willenhall

10 of the 13 places to visit in and around Willenhall are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 12 beyond the one inside Willenhall’s built-up area. Some 159K visitors a year come to Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Our list counts one place looked after by the National Trust. Further afield lies Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, at 16 km.

Photo: Willenhall Lock Museum, Gordon Griffiths (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Willenhall
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
12
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
10
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The best known in Willenhall

The list goes on from Willenhall Lock Museum to 3 museums, an art gallery and a historic house.

MuseumWillenhall Lock Museumin townMuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery3.4 km outside town, to the west · 159K visitors a yearArt galleryThe New Art Gallery1.9 km outside town, to the eastHistoric house · National TrustMoseley Old Hall4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumWednesbury Museum & Art Gallery3 km outside town, to the southMuseumBliston Craft Gallery and Library1 km outside town, to the southwest

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

The layout

Furthest from the centre is West Park Conservatory, 6.9 km away.

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The dashed line is Willenhall’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

What they are

The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 10 of the 13.

Museums & galleries 9 museums · 1 art gallery1 in town · 9 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Moseley Old Hall).

Every place

Each place in turn

In town there is one, and the list adds 12 more within 5 km of its edge.

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

21 listed buildings are on Willenhall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Willenhall →

Big names nearby

Further afield

Allow a day for Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 16 km away, the pick of 12.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery16 km southeast · 856K visitors a yearCathedralLichfield Cathedral17 km northeastCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral16 km southeastCastleDudley Castle9.5 km southCathedralSt Chad's Cathedral16 km southeastMuseumAston Hall15 km southeastMuseumSoho House Museum13 km southeastGarden · National TrustWightwick Manor Gardens11 km westMuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts18 km southeastMuseumNational Motorcycle Museum28 km southeast · 250K visitors a yearMuseumThinktank Birmingham Science Museum16 km southeastMuseumThe Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum17 km northeast · 16K visitors a year

Places well known beyond Willenhall (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 Willenhall

What are the main attractions in Willenhall?

The place to visit inside Willenhall’s built-up area is Willenhall Lock Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 12 more within 5 km.

Does Willenhall have a museum?

10 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Willenhall: Willenhall Lock Museum, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, The New Art Gallery and Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Willenhall, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Moseley Old Hall).

What are the best-known days out near Willenhall?

Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (16 km), Lichfield Cathedral (17 km), St Philip's Cathedral (16 km), Dudley Castle (9.5 km).

Where are Willenhall’s historic buildings listed?

Willenhall has 21 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 Willenhall 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 (19)

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