Governors House
In Nottingham stands Governors House, a museum. 20 more places to visit are within 5 km. A drive of 700 m reaches Nottingham Castle.
Museum in Nottingham
Inside Nottingham
Governors House is inside Nottingham’s built-up area, with 20 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.
A month-by-month guide
Aim for June to September, when Nottingham reaches 19–22°C.
Governors House
Museum.
In Nottingham, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Nottingham
Getting to Governors House
Orange shows Governors House; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Nottingham’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Governors House
In size, Nottingham comes first of the 8, with 299,786 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Nottingham
West Bridgford
Wilford
Carlton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Governors House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | It’s in town | 299,786 | 35 |
| West Bridgford | 1.2 km south of it | 36,489 | 27 |
| Wilford | 1.9 km south of it | 4,849 | 28 |
| Carlton | 2.3 km northeast of it | 53,555 | 17 |
| Gamston (Rushcliffe) | 3.2 km southeast of it | 2,171 | 18 |
| Arnold | 3.9 km north of it | 40,016 | 17 |
| Edwalton | 4 km south of it | 4,762 | 23 |
| Clifton | 4.2 km southwest of it | 22,936 | 27 |
Beyond Governors House
A visit can add 4 museums, a castle and a cathedral, from 42 places within 15 km.
CastleNottingham Castle700 m away2
CathedralNottingham Cathedral1 km away3
MuseumWollaton Hall4.4 km away4
Art galleryNottingham Contemporary100 m away5
MuseumJudges Retiring Room100 m away6
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey15 km away7
MuseumNew Art Exchange2.4 km away8
MuseumNottingham Industrial Museum4.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Governors House
Where is Governors House?
Governors House is in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Governors House?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Governors House?
June to September are the warmest months in Nottingham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Governors House?
Within 15 km: Nottingham Castle (700 m), Nottingham Cathedral (1 km), Wollaton Hall (4.4 km) and Nottingham Contemporary (100 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 (8)
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Contemporary: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judges Retiring Room: Roland Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- New Art Exchange: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Industrial Museum: Oxymoron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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