Museum · Castle Donington · Leicestershire

Castle Donington Museum

Look for Castle Donington Museum in Castle Donington. There are 8 other places to visit inside 5 km. The first name on our list around it is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 13 km away.

Where

In Castle Donington

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in Castle Donington

Inside Castle Donington

Castle Donington Museum is inside Castle Donington’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

Weather, month by month

The warmest stretch in Castle Donington is June to September, at 18–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 2°51 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°43 mm

Apr13° / 4°47 mm

May17° / 7°48 mm

Jun19° / 10°65 mm

Jul22° / 12°66 mm

Aug21° / 12°60 mm

Sep18° / 10°54 mm

Oct14° / 7°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°62 mm

Dec8° / 2°63 mm

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

About

Castle Donington Museum

Museum in Derby, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Castle Donington
Official site: castledoningtonmuseum.org.uk

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

The map

Map of Castle Donington Museum and nearby

Orange: Castle Donington Museum.

Towns near it

Towns around Castle Donington Museum, by distance

Long Eaton, with 37,815 people, is the largest of the 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Castle Donington

7,344 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 800 m south of it

Diseworth

671 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km north of it

Shardlow

1,190 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km northeast of it

Long Eaton

37,815 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Castle Donington Museum is	People	Places to visit
Castle Donington	It’s in town	7,344	11
Diseworth	800 m south of it	671	13
Shardlow	2.7 km north of it	1,190	10
Long Eaton	2.8 km northeast of it	37,815	15
Kegworth	3.1 km east of it	4,293	11
Aston-on-Trent	3.3 km northwest of it	2,433	11
Weston-on-Trent	3.9 km west of it	788	11
Long Whatton	4.2 km southeast of it	1,157	9

Make a day of it

While you are near Castle Donington Museum

Among the 64 within 15 km are 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 Making13 km away 4

CastleMelbourne Castle6.1 km away 5

CathedralDerby Cathedral13 km away 6

Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey9.1 km away 7

Historic houseMelbourne Hall6.1 km away 8

Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey11 km away

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

Questions about Castle Donington Museum

Where is Castle Donington Museum?

Castle Donington Museum is in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Castle Donington Museum?

Museum in Derby, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Castle Donington Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Castle Donington Museum?

Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (13 km), Pickford's House Museum (14 km), Museum of Making (13 km) and Melbourne Castle (6.1 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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