National Stone Centre
The site of National Stone Centre, a museum, is 100 m north of Wirksworth. A short trip away is National Tramway Museum, 5.6 km off, the first of 42 within 15 km. Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages.
Museum near Wirksworth
Just outside Wirksworth
National Stone Centre is 100 m north of Wirksworth. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
Afternoons in Wirksworth reach 17–20°C from June to September.
National Stone Centre
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 100 m north of Wirksworth
- Official site
- nationalstonecentre.org.uk
The way to National Stone Centre
The map puts National Stone Centre in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list National Stone Centre
In size, Matlock comes first of the 7, with 11,990 people. The list runs from its own town outward.
Wirksworth
Middleton
Cromford
Bonsall
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where National Stone Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirksworth | 100 m south of it | 4,904 | 18 |
| Middleton | 500 m northwest of it | 893 | 16 |
| Cromford | 800 m northeast of it | 1,395 | 18 |
| Bonsall | 1.9 km north of it | 277 | 18 |
| Matlock Bath | 2.1 km north of it | 671 | 17 |
| Matlock | 3.3 km north of it | 11,990 | 21 |
| Holloway | 3.7 km east of it | 518 | 20 |
Other places close by
A visit can add 2 museums, 2 heritage railways and 2 historic houses, from 42 places within 15 km.
MuseumNational Tramway Museum5.6 km away2
Heritage railwaySteeple Grange Light Railway300 m away3
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle13 km away4
Heritage railwayEcclesbourne Valley Railway1.2 km away5
Historic houseRiber Castle4.3 km away6Historic houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall12 km away7
Theme parkGulliver's Kingdom2.7 km away8
MuseumPeak District Mining Museum3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about National Stone Centre
Where is National Stone Centre?
National Stone Centre is 100 m north of Wirksworth, Derbyshire.
What is National Stone Centre?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit National Stone Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Wirksworth, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near National Stone Centre?
Within 15 km: National Tramway Museum (5.6 km), Steeple Grange Light Railway (300 m), Duffield Castle (13 km) and Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (1.2 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)
- National Stone Centre: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steeple Grange Light Railway: Eamon Curry from Derby, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Pcgenius9, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riber Castle: AxG at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gulliver's Kingdom: PLTRON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peak District Mining Museum: Fleur Piercy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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