Abbey or priory · near Ravenshead · Nottinghamshire

Newstead Abbey

Newstead Abbey is a historic house museum, home of Lord Byron. On the map, it sits 700 m southwest of Ravenshead. It is on the official list as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Newstead Abbey, brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom (CC BY 2.0)

Where

700 m

southwest of Ravenshead

Run by

Nottingham Museums

the operator on record

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Ravenshead

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

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

Just outside Ravenshead

Newstead Abbey is 700 m southwest of Ravenshead. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Ravenshead has 2 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 climate through the year

In Ravenshead, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°64 mm

Feb8° / 1°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°49 mm

Apr13° / 4°49 mm

May16° / 7°51 mm

Jun19° / 10°66 mm

Jul22° / 12°69 mm

Aug21° / 12°65 mm

Sep18° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°74 mm

Nov10° / 4°73 mm

Dec7° / 2°71 mm

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

About

Newstead Abbey

Management falls to Nottingham Museums. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 14 languages. Nearby, Codnor Castle (11 km) heads a list of 45 within 15 km.

Ravenshead’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: Nottingham Museums
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: 700 m southwest of Ravenshead
Official site: newsteadabbey.org.uk

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

The map

The area around Newstead Abbey

Orange marks Newstead Abbey, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Newstead Abbey

Among the 8, Mansfield is the biggest, home to 63,448 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 700 m northeast of it

Ravenshead

5,370 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km west of it

Newstead

2,204 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km south of it

Papplewick

335 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km south of it

Linby

349 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Newstead Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Ravenshead	700 m northeast of it	5,370	2
Newstead	1.9 km west of it	2,204	2
Papplewick	2.3 km south of it	335	3
Linby	2.4 km south of it	349	5
Kirkby-in-Ashfield	2.8 km northwest of it	21,262	3
Hucknall	3 km south of it	35,848	6
Annesley Woodhouse	3 km west of it	6,162	2
Mansfield	4.6 km north of it	63,448	6

Make a day of it

Around Newstead Abbey

A visit can add 3 museums, 2 castles and a historic house, from 45 places within 15 km.

CastleCodnor Castle11 km away 2

CastleNottingham Castle15 km away 3Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall13 km away 4

CathedralNottingham Cathedral14 km away 5

MuseumWollaton Hall15 km away 6

Abbey or prioryBeauvale Priory6.8 km away 7

MuseumPapplewick Pumping Station4.5 km away 8

MuseumMansfield Museum7.5 km away

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

Planning a visit to Newstead Abbey

Where is Newstead Abbey?

Newstead Abbey is 700 m southwest of Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire.

What is Newstead Abbey?

Historic house museum, home of Lord Byron, in Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

Who runs Newstead Abbey?

Nottingham Museums.

When is the best time to visit Newstead Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in Ravenshead, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Newstead Abbey a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Newstead Abbey?

Within 15 km: Codnor Castle (11 km), Nottingham Castle (15 km), Hardwick Hall (13 km) and Nottingham Cathedral (14 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)

Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beauvale Priory: Tina Cordon at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Papplewick Pumping Station: vic mcclymont, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mansfield Museum: Nottingham311, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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