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Kedleston Hall

Kedleston Hall is an English country house. It is 1.8 km northwest of Derby. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Kedleston Hall, Hans A. Rosbach (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

1.8 km

northwest of Derby

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 4%

#339 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Derby

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#339 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Derby

Kedleston Hall is 1.8 km northwest of Derby. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I 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

The weather, month by month

Afternoons in Derby reach 19–22°C from June to September.

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

Kedleston Hall

The site is looked after by the National Trust. 14 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Nearby, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (5.5 km) heads a list of 33 within 15 km.

Derby’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: 1.8 km northwest of Derby
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/kedleston-hall

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

The map

The way to Kedleston Hall

Spot Kedleston Hall in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Bases near Kedleston Hall

Derby tops the 8 for size, at 275,561 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Derby

275,561 people · 29 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km east of it

Quarndon

999 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km northeast of it

Makeney

4,691 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km east of it

Little Eaton

1,875 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Kedleston Hall is	People	Places to visit
Derby	1.8 km southeast of it	275,561	29
Quarndon	1.8 km east of it	999	15
Makeney	3.4 km northeast of it	4,691	6
Little Eaton	4.5 km east of it	1,875	16
Brailsford	6 km west of it	1,403	0
Breadsall	6 km east of it	795	14
Milford	6.4 km northeast of it	1,077	4
Turnditch	6.5 km north of it	312	4

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Around it, within 15 km, lie 33 more, including 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery5.5 km away 2

MuseumPickford's House Museum5.1 km away 3

MuseumMuseum of Making5.5 km away 4

CathedralDerby Cathedral5.5 km away 5

Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle4.9 km away 6CastleCastleMackworth Castle2.5 km away 7

GardenDerby Arboretum6.9 km away 8Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustKedleston Park400 m away

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

Kedleston Hall in questions

Where is Kedleston Hall?

Kedleston Hall is 1.8 km northwest of Derby, Derbyshire.

What is Kedleston Hall?

English country house in Kedleston, Derbyshire, England, UK.

Who runs Kedleston Hall?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Kedleston Hall?

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

Is Kedleston Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Kedleston Hall?

Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (5.5 km), Pickford's House Museum (5.1 km), Museum of Making (5.5 km) and Derby Cathedral (5.5 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 (7)

Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
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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