Great Northern Classics
Great Northern Classics is a transport museum. Inside Derby’s built-up area is where it stands. Around it, within 15 km, lie 45 more places, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (2.2 km) first on our list.
Museum in Derby
Inside Derby
Great Northern Classics 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.
Seasons and weather
Aim for June to September, when Derby reaches 19–22°C.
Great Northern Classics
Museum: transport.
In Derby, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Derby
- Official site
- greatnorthernclassics.co.uk
Useful details
Map of Great Northern Classics and nearby
Orange marks Great Northern Classics, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Derby’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Great Northern Classics
The list runs from its own town outward.
Worth adding to a visit
Within 15 km are 45 places, among them 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery2.2 km away2
MuseumPickford's House Museum2.5 km away3
MuseumMuseum of Making2.4 km away4
CathedralDerby Cathedral2.3 km away5
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall7.7 km away6
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle9.8 km away7
GardenDerby Arboretum800 m away8
CastleMelbourne Castle9.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Great Northern Classics
Where is Great Northern Classics?
Great Northern Classics is in Derby, Derbyshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Great Northern Classics?
Museum: transport.
When is the best time to visit Great Northern Classics?
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 Great Northern Classics?
Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (2.2 km), Pickford's House Museum (2.5 km), Museum of Making (2.4 km) and Derby Cathedral (2.3 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
- 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
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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