Historic site · Diseworth · Leicestershire

Nimrod R1

Visitors to Diseworth can see Nimrod R1, a historic site. There are 8 other places to visit inside 5 km. For a second stop, Derby Museum and Art Gallery is 14 km away.

Where

In Diseworth

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Historic site in Diseworth

Inside Diseworth

Nimrod R1 is inside Diseworth’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Warmest in Diseworth are June to September, at 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°43 mm

Apr13° / 4°47 mm

May17° / 7°48 mm

Jun19° / 10°65 mm

Jul22° / 12°65 mm

Aug21° / 12°59 mm

Sep18° / 10°54 mm

Oct14° / 7°65 mm

Nov10° / 4°62 mm

Dec8° / 2°64 mm

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

About

Nimrod R1

Historic site.

In Diseworth, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Diseworth

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

The map

Where Nimrod R1 is

Orange marks Nimrod R1, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

The towns around Nimrod R1

Long Eaton is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (37,815 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Diseworth

671 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 300 m north of it

Castle Donington

7,344 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km east of it

Kegworth

4,293 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km northwest of it

Aston-on-Trent

2,433 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Nimrod R1 is	People	Places to visit
Diseworth	It’s in town	671	13
Castle Donington	300 m north of it	7,344	11
Kegworth	3.5 km east of it	4,293	11
Aston-on-Trent	3.6 km northwest of it	2,433	11
Shardlow	3.7 km north of it	1,190	10
Weston-on-Trent	3.7 km northwest of it	788	11
Long Whatton	3.8 km southeast of it	1,157	9
Long Eaton	3.9 km northeast of it	37,815	15

Make a day of it

Next door to Nimrod R1

3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a castle are among the 55 within 15 km.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery14 km away 2

MuseumPickford's House Museum14 km away 3

MuseumMuseum of Making14 km away 4

CastleMelbourne Castle5.4 km away 5

CathedralDerby Cathedral14 km away 6

Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey8.3 km away 7

Historic houseMelbourne Hall5.4 km away 8

Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey10 km away

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

Questions people have about Nimrod R1

Where is Nimrod R1?

Nimrod R1 is in Diseworth, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Nimrod R1?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Nimrod R1?

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

What else is there to see near Nimrod R1?

Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (14 km), Pickford's House Museum (14 km), Museum of Making (14 km) and Melbourne Castle (5.4 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
Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Calke Abbey: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Hall: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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