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Chesterfield Museum

Chesterfield Museum is a local museum in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Around it, within 15 km, lie 21 more places, Chatsworth House (13 km) first on our list. Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Photo: Chesterfield Museum, Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Chesterfield

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Chesterfield

Inside Chesterfield

Chesterfield Museum is inside Chesterfield’s built-up area, with 1 more place 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 through the year

Afternoons in Chesterfield reach 18–21°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 1°68 mm

Feb8° / 1°61 mm

Mar10° / 3°55 mm

Apr13° / 4°54 mm

May16° / 7°55 mm

Jun19° / 10°71 mm

Jul21° / 12°58 mm

Aug21° / 12°61 mm

Sep18° / 9°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°78 mm

Nov10° / 4°82 mm

Dec7° / 2°82 mm

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

About

Chesterfield Museum

Local museum in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK.

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

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Chesterfield
Official site: chesterfield.gov.uk/explore-chesterfield/museums.aspx

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

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Chesterfield Museum on the map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Chesterfield Museum is the orange one.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Chesterfield Museum

Of the 8, Chesterfield is the largest, at 76,394 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Chesterfield

76,394 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km northeast of it

Brimington

11,068 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km south of it

Wingerworth

6,404 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km northeast of it

Staveley

15,151 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Chesterfield Museum is	People	Places to visit
Chesterfield	It’s in town	76,394	5
Brimington	1.8 km northeast of it	11,068	4
Wingerworth	2.6 km south of it	6,404	2
Staveley	3.2 km northeast of it	15,151	5
Cutthorpe	3.9 km northwest of it	251	3
Grassmoor	3.9 km southeast of it	3,528	3
Holymoorside	4.3 km west of it	1,363	2
Hardwick Wood	4.6 km south of it	246	1

Make a day of it

More near Chesterfield Museum

Within 15 km you can add 5 historic houses, 2 museums and a castle.

Historic houseChatsworth House13 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle8.4 km away 3Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall11 km away 4

Historic house · English HeritageSutton Scarsdale Hall6.1 km away 5

MuseumBishop's House13 km away 6

Historic houseRenishaw Hall8.9 km away 7

Museum · National TrustStainsby Mill9.1 km away 8

Historic houseRiber Castle14 km away

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

Chesterfield Museum, answered

Where is Chesterfield Museum?

Chesterfield Museum is in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Chesterfield Museum?

Local museum in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Chesterfield Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Chesterfield, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Chesterfield Museum?

Within 15 km: Chatsworth House (13 km), Bolsover Castle (8.4 km), Hardwick Hall (11 km) and Sutton Scarsdale Hall (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)

Chesterfield Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sutton Scarsdale Hall: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bishop's House: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Renishaw Hall: DAVID M GOODWIN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stainsby Mill: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riber Castle: AxG at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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