Close to Bordesley: Bordesley Abbey and more
With nothing inside Bordesley’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are an abbey or priory, a museum and a zoo. Further afield lies Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, at 17 km.
The first to see around Bordesley
Bordesley Abbey aside, the next best known are a museum and a zoo.
Abbey or prioryBordesley Abbey800 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumForge Mill Needle Museum800 m outside town, to the southeastZooZooAttwell Farm Park4.1 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Leave town to the southeast for most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Bordesley’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
It comes down to an abbey or priory, a museum and a zoo.
Green: inside Bordesley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
The list runs to 3 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Bordesley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bordesley →
The wider area
Out of town, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (17 km) leads 12 names to know.
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery17 km north · 856K visitors a year
CastleWarwick Castle25 km east
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester24 km southwest
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral17 km north
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle24 km east
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael31 km eastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustCoughton Court10 km southeast
MuseumCadbury World11 km north
MuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts14 km north
CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral18 km north
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum21 km northeast · 250K visitors a year
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum31 km east · 300K visitors a year (2010)Places well known beyond Bordesley (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.
Good to know in Bordesley
What is there to see near Bordesley?
No attraction is mapped inside Bordesley itself. Within 5 km of it are Bordesley Abbey, Forge Mill Needle Museum and Attwell Farm Park.
Does Bordesley have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bordesley: Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bordesley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 24 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Bordesley?
Within 40 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (17 km), Warwick Castle (25 km), Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (24 km), St Philip's Cathedral (17 km).
Where are Bordesley’s historic buildings listed?
Bordesley 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 Bordesley 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 (13)
- Bordesley Abbey: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forge Mill Needle Museum: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadbury World: Grutness at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: GavinWarrins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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