Historic site · Diseworth · Leicestershire

Avro Vulcan

Among the sights of Diseworth is Avro Vulcan, a historic site. Nearby, 8 more places to visit are within 5 km. The first name on our list around it is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 13 km away.

Where

In Diseworth

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Historic site in Diseworth

Inside Diseworth

Avro Vulcan is inside Diseworth’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons and weather

Expect highs of 18–22°C in Diseworth from June to September.

Jan7° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°43 mm

Apr13° / 4°47 mm

May17° / 7°48 mm

Jun19° / 10°65 mm

Jul22° / 12°65 mm

Aug21° / 12°59 mm

Sep18° / 10°54 mm

Oct14° / 7°65 mm

Nov10° / 4°62 mm

Dec8° / 2°64 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Diseworth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Diseworth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Diseworth’s full climate →

About

Avro Vulcan

Historic site.

In Diseworth, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Diseworth

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where it sits

The numbers show what else is near Avro Vulcan, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns around Avro Vulcan, by distance

By population, Long Eaton leads the 8 with 37,815. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Diseworth

671 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 300 m north of it

Castle Donington

7,344 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km east of it

Kegworth

4,293 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km northwest of it

Aston-on-Trent

2,433 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Avro Vulcan is	People	Places to visit
Diseworth	It’s in town	671	13
Castle Donington	300 m north of it	7,344	11
Kegworth	3.5 km east of it	4,293	11
Aston-on-Trent	3.6 km northwest of it	2,433	11
Shardlow	3.6 km north of it	1,190	10
Weston-on-Trent	3.7 km northwest of it	788	11
Long Whatton	3.8 km southeast of it	1,157	9
Long Eaton	3.9 km northeast of it	37,815	15

Make a day of it

Places to add to Avro Vulcan

Choose from 55 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a castle.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery13 km away 2

MuseumPickford's House Museum14 km away 3

MuseumMuseum of Making14 km away 4

CastleMelbourne Castle5.4 km away 5

CathedralDerby Cathedral14 km away 6

Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey8.3 km away 7

Historic houseMelbourne Hall5.4 km away 8

Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Avro Vulcan: questions

Where is Avro Vulcan?

Avro Vulcan is in Diseworth, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Avro Vulcan?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Avro Vulcan?

June to September are the warmest months in Diseworth, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Avro Vulcan?

Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (13 km), Pickford's House Museum (14 km), Museum of Making (14 km) and Melbourne Castle (5.4 km).

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 (8)

Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pickford's House Museum: sps1955 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Calke Abbey: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Hall: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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