Derby Gaol
Derby Gaol is an old gaol and now museum. This one is within Derby’s built-up area. Look also at Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 500 m away, first of 44 more within 15 km.
Museum in Derby
Inside Derby
Derby Gaol is inside Derby’s built-up area, with 15 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.
Month by month
June to September are the warmest in Derby, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C.
Derby Gaol
Old gaol and now museum in Friar Gate, Derby, England, UK.
In Derby, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Derby
- Official site
- richardfelix.co.uk/derby-gaol
Practical details
- EntryA fee is charged
Mapping Derby Gaol
On this map, Derby Gaol is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Derby’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Derby Gaol
By population, Derby leads the 4 with 275,561. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Derby
Quarndon
Breadsall
Little Eaton
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Derby Gaol is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby | It’s in town | 275,561 | 29 |
| Quarndon | 3.6 km north of it | 999 | 15 |
| Breadsall | 3.7 km northeast of it | 795 | 14 |
| Little Eaton | 4.2 km north of it | 1,875 | 16 |
Other places close by
Among the 44 within 15 km are 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery500 m away2
MuseumPickford's House Museum100 m away3
MuseumMuseum of Making800 m away4
CathedralDerby Cathedral700 m away5
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall5 km away6
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle7.6 km away7CastleCastleMackworth Castle3.5 km away8
GardenDerby Arboretum1.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Derby Gaol
Where is Derby Gaol?
Derby Gaol is in Derby, Derbyshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Derby Gaol?
Old gaol and now museum in Friar Gate, Derby, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Derby Gaol?
June to September are the warmest months in Derby, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Derby Gaol?
Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (500 m), Pickford's House Museum (100 m), Museum of Making (800 m) and Derby Cathedral (700 m).
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 (7)
- 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
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Arboretum: James Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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