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Elvaston Castle

Elvaston Castle is a country house. You will find it 800 m east of Derby. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Elvaston Castle, Chris J Dixon (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

800 m

east of Derby

Run by

Derbyshire County Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle near Derby

Just outside Derby

Elvaston Castle is 800 m east of Derby. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Derby has 389 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Picking your season

Warm weather in Derby runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°57 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar11° / 3°47 mm

Apr14° / 5°44 mm

May17° / 7°48 mm

Jun20° / 10°69 mm

Jul22° / 12°63 mm

Aug22° / 12°63 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct14° / 7°67 mm

Nov10° / 4°63 mm

Dec8° / 2°67 mm

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

About

Elvaston Castle

The site is in the hands of Derbyshire County Council. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 5 languages. Look also at Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 6.6 km away, first of 51 more within 15 km.

Derby’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Derbyshire County Council
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 800 m east of Derby
Official site: derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/countryside-sites/country-parks-and-visitor-centres/elvaston/elvaston-castle-country-park.aspx

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

The map

Where it sits

Orange is Elvaston Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Staying near Elvaston Castle

Of these 7 towns, the largest is Derby (275,561 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 800 m west of it

Derby

275,561 people · 29 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km northeast of it

Borrowash

7,171 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km east of it

Breaston and Draycott

7,393 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km south of it

Aston-on-Trent

2,433 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Elvaston Castle is	People	Places to visit
Derby	800 m west of it	275,561	29
Borrowash	1.3 km northeast of it	7,171	6
Breaston and Draycott	2.8 km east of it	7,393	5
Aston-on-Trent	2.8 km south of it	2,433	11
Shardlow	3 km southeast of it	1,190	10
Weston-on-Trent	4.5 km south of it	788	11
Long Eaton	4.6 km east of it	37,815	15

Make a day of it

More near Elvaston Castle

Within 15 km you can add 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery6.6 km away 2

MuseumMuseum of Making6.5 km away 3

MuseumPickford's House Museum7 km away 4

CathedralDerby Cathedral6.5 km away 5

Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle13 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall12 km away 7

CastleMelbourne Castle8 km away 8

MuseumWollaton Hall14 km away

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

Questions about Elvaston Castle

Where is Elvaston Castle?

Elvaston Castle is 800 m east of Derby, Derbyshire.

What is Elvaston Castle?

Country house in Elvaston, Derbyshire, England, UK.

Who runs Elvaston Castle?

Derbyshire County Council.

When is the best time to visit Elvaston Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Derby, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Elvaston Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Elvaston Castle?

Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (6.6 km), Museum of Making (6.5 km), Pickford's House Museum (7 km) and Derby Cathedral (6.5 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 (9)

Elvaston Castle: Chris J Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pickford's House Museum: sps1955 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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