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Melbourne Castle

Melbourne Castle is a limited remains of a castle in Melbourne, Derbyshire. It is on the official list as a Grade II listed building. Our list has 48 more places within 15 km; first among them is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, at 12 km.

Photo: Melbourne Castle (Public domain)

Where

In Melbourne

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#578 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle in Melbourne

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

#578 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Melbourne

Melbourne Castle is inside Melbourne’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Melbourne has 103 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

Choosing a month

Expect highs of 19–22°C in Melbourne from June to September.

Jan7° / 2°64 mm

Feb8° / 2°46 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 4°47 mm

May17° / 7°47 mm

Jun19° / 10°64 mm

Jul22° / 12°64 mm

Aug21° / 12°58 mm

Sep19° / 10°55 mm

Oct14° / 7°65 mm

Nov10° / 4°61 mm

Dec8° / 2°65 mm

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

About

Melbourne Castle

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 12 languages.

Melbourne’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: in Melbourne

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

The map

Melbourne Castle at a glance

The places near Melbourne Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Melbourne Castle

In size, Derby comes first of the 8, with 275,561 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Melbourne

4,860 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 2 km east of it

Diseworth

671 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Breedon on the Hill

740 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km northwest of it

Stanton by Bridge

274 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Melbourne Castle is	People	Places to visit
Melbourne	It’s in town	4,860	10
Diseworth	2 km east of it	671	13
Breedon on the Hill	2.3 km southeast of it	740	10
Stanton by Bridge	2.4 km northwest of it	274	5
Ticknall	2.7 km west of it	607	6
Weston-on-Trent	2.7 km northeast of it	788	11
Aston-on-Trent	4.1 km northeast of it	2,433	11
Derby	4.2 km north of it	275,561	29

Make a day of it

Pair Melbourne Castle with these

Choose from 48 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a historic house.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery12 km away 2

Historic houseMelbourne Hall200 m away 3

MuseumPickford's House Museum12 km away 4

MuseumMuseum of Making12 km away 5

Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey3.3 km away 6

CathedralDerby Cathedral12 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle8.9 km away 8

Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey11 km away

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

Questions about Melbourne Castle

Where is Melbourne Castle?

Melbourne Castle is in Melbourne, Derbyshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Melbourne Castle?

Limited remains of a castle in Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Melbourne Castle?

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

Is Melbourne Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Melbourne Castle?

Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (12 km), Melbourne Hall (200 m), Pickford's House Museum (12 km) and Museum of Making (12 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)

Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Hall: Mark Anderson, 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
Calke Abbey: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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