Mackworth Castle
Mackworth Castle is a castle in Derbyshire. You will find it 700 m northwest of Derby. Nearby, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (4 km) heads a list of 37 within 15 km.
Castle near Derby
Just outside Derby
Mackworth Castle is 700 m northwest of Derby. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
The warmest afternoons in Derby run June to September, at 19–22°C.
Mackworth Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 7 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 700 m northwest of Derby
The map
The map puts Mackworth Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Mackworth Castle, by distance
Of the 5, Derby is the largest, at 275,561 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Derby
Quarndon
Makeney
Breadsall
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Mackworth Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby | 700 m southeast of it | 275,561 | 29 |
| Quarndon | 2.8 km northeast of it | 999 | 15 |
| Makeney | 6.1 km northeast of it | 4,691 | 6 |
| Breadsall | 6.2 km east of it | 795 | 14 |
| Little Eaton | 6.3 km northeast of it | 1,875 | 16 |
More near Mackworth Castle
Among the 37 within 15 km are 3 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery4 km away2
MuseumPickford's House Museum3.6 km away3
MuseumMuseum of Making4.2 km away4
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall2.5 km away5
CathedralDerby Cathedral4.1 km away6
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle6.9 km away7
CastleMelbourne Castle15 km away8
GardenDerby Arboretum5.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Mackworth Castle?
Mackworth Castle is 700 m northwest of Derby, Derbyshire.
What is Mackworth Castle?
Castle in Derbyshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Mackworth Castle?
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 Mackworth Castle?
Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (4 km), Pickford's House Museum (3.6 km), Museum of Making (4.2 km) and Kedleston Hall (2.5 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 (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
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Arboretum: James Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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