Park or estate · near Ticknall · Derbyshire

Calke Park

Calke Park lies 800 m southeast of Ticknall. The site is kept up by the National Trust. Top of the 47 other places within 15 km is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 13 km off.

Where

800 m

southeast of Ticknall

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Park or estate near Ticknall

Just outside Ticknall

Calke Park is 800 m southeast of Ticknall. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

When to go

How the seasons run

Warm weather in Ticknall runs June to September, with highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°61 mm

Feb8° / 1°47 mm

Mar10° / 3°47 mm

Apr13° / 4°49 mm

May16° / 7°51 mm

Jun19° / 10°66 mm

Jul22° / 12°68 mm

Aug21° / 12°63 mm

Sep18° / 9°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°70 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec7° / 2°69 mm

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

About

Calke Park

Park or estate.

It is run by National Trust.

Type: Park or estate
Run by: National Trust
Town: 800 m southeast of Ticknall

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

The map

Calke Park at a glance

Find Calke Park in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

With 15,121 people, Ashby-de-la-Zouch is the largest of the 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 800 m northwest of it

Ticknall

607 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km northeast of it

Melbourne

4,860 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km southwest of it

Hartshorne

983 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 3.9 km east of it

Breedon on the Hill

740 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Calke Park is	People	Places to visit
Ticknall	800 m northwest of it	607	6
Melbourne	2.3 km northeast of it	4,860	10
Hartshorne	3.6 km southwest of it	983	8
Breedon on the Hill	3.9 km east of it	740	10
Stanton by Bridge	3.9 km north of it	274	5
Foremark	4.2 km northwest of it	227	4
Ashby-de-la-Zouch	4.7 km south of it	15,121	10
Woodville	4.8 km southwest of it	7,255	8

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

There are 47 within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory among them.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery13 km away 2

Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey800 m away 3

CastleMelbourne Castle3.4 km away 4

MuseumPickford's House Museum13 km away 5

MuseumMuseum of Making14 km away 6

CathedralDerby Cathedral13 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle6.4 km away 8

Historic houseMelbourne Hall3.3 km away

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

Calke Park: what to know

Where is Calke Park?

Calke Park is 800 m southeast of Ticknall, Derbyshire.

What is Calke Park?

Park or estate.

Who runs Calke Park?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Calke Park?

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

What else is there to see near Calke Park?

Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (13 km), Calke Abbey (800 m), Melbourne Castle (3.4 km) and Pickford's House Museum (13 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
Calke Abbey: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Castle: Public domain, 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
Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Hall: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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