Museum · Bakewell · Derbyshire

Old House Museum

Old House Museum is a grade II* listed building and museum in Bakewell, Derbyshire. Nearby, Chatsworth House (4.8 km) heads a list of 33 within 15 km. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.

Photo: Old House Museum, Elisa.rolle (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Bakewell

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Bakewell

Inside Bakewell

Old House Museum is inside Bakewell’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bakewell has 173 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

Weather, month by month

For warmth, aim for June to August (18–20°C highs in Bakewell).

Jan6° / 1°93 mm

Feb6° / 0°97 mm

Mar8° / 1°85 mm

Apr12° / 3°77 mm

May15° / 5°75 mm

Jun18° / 9°85 mm

Jul20° / 11°97 mm

Aug19° / 10°93 mm

Sep16° / 8°86 mm

Oct12° / 6°118 mm

Nov9° / 3°118 mm

Dec6° / 1°126 mm

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

About

Old House Museum

Grade II* listed building and museum in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK.

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

Bakewell’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Bakewell
Official site: oldhousemuseum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Around Old House Museum, mapped

The map centres on Old House Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Home to 3,275 people, Bakewell is the largest of these 4. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Bakewell

3,275 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 3 km northwest of it

Great Longstone

790 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3.8 km south of it

Youlgreave

708 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 4.4 km southeast of it

Rowsley

267 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Old House Museum is	People	Places to visit
Bakewell	It’s in town	3,275	7
Great Longstone	3 km northwest of it	790	6
Youlgreave	3.8 km south of it	708	6
Rowsley	4.4 km southeast of it	267	8

Make a day of it

Next door to Old House Museum

Within 15 km you can add 4 historic houses, a castle and a museum.

Historic houseChatsworth House4.8 km away 2Historic houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall3 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustEyam Hall7.9 km away 4

CastlePilsbury Castle11 km away 5

Historic houseRiber Castle13 km away 6

MuseumEyam Museum8.2 km away 7

Heritage railwayPeak Rail12 km away 8

Theme parkGulliver's Kingdom13 km away

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

Asked about Old House Museum

Where is Old House Museum?

Old House Museum is in Bakewell, Derbyshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Old House Museum?

Grade II* listed building and museum in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Old House Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in Bakewell, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Old House Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Old House Museum?

Within 15 km: Chatsworth House (4.8 km), Haddon Hall (3 km), Eyam Hall (7.9 km) and Pilsbury Castle (11 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)

Old House Museum: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eyam Hall: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pilsbury Castle: Alan Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riber Castle: AxG at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Eyam Museum: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Peak Rail: Beryl Allcoat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gulliver's Kingdom: PLTRON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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