Museum · near Ripley · Derbyshire

Road Transport Building

On the map, Road Transport Building is a museum 300 m northeast of Ripley. Close by, Codnor Castle is 2.8 km away, one of 44 within 15 km.

Where

300 m

northeast of Ripley

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum near Ripley

Just outside Ripley

Road Transport Building is 300 m northeast of Ripley. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

Warm weather in Ripley runs June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 1°68 mm

Feb8° / 1°54 mm

Mar10° / 3°50 mm

Apr13° / 4°54 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun19° / 10°69 mm

Jul21° / 12°64 mm

Aug21° / 12°64 mm

Sep18° / 10°60 mm

Oct14° / 7°78 mm

Nov10° / 4°79 mm

Dec7° / 2°78 mm

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

About

Road Transport Building

Museum.

Type: Museum
Town: 300 m northeast of Ripley

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

The map

Where to find Road Transport Building

Orange is Road Transport Building; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Of the 8, Ripley is the largest, at 20,191 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 300 m southwest of it

Ripley

20,191 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 600 m northeast of it

Somercotes and Swanwick

15,105 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 2 km east of it

Ironville

1,824 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km east of it

Pye Bridge

303 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Road Transport Building is	People	Places to visit
Ripley	300 m southwest of it	20,191	17
Somercotes and Swanwick	600 m northeast of it	15,105	12
Ironville	2 km east of it	1,824	12
Pye Bridge	2.2 km east of it	303	10
Alfreton	2.4 km north of it	8,790	11
Jacksdale and Westwood	2.8 km east of it	2,758	12
South Normanton and Pinxton	3.4 km northeast of it	16,028	9
Heage	3.7 km west of it	2,584	14

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Among the 44 within 15 km are 2 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 abbeys or priories.

CastleCodnor Castle2.8 km away 2

Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle10 km away 3

MuseumNational Tramway Museum7.8 km away 4Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall13 km away 5

Heritage railwayMidland Railway – Butterley900 m away 6

Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey13 km away 7

Abbey or prioryBeauvale Priory8.4 km away 8

Historic houseCarnfield Hall4.3 km away

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

Road Transport Building: common questions

Where is Road Transport Building?

Road Transport Building is 300 m northeast of Ripley, Derbyshire.

What is Road Transport Building?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Road Transport Building?

June to September are the warmest months in Ripley, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Road Transport Building?

Within 15 km: Codnor Castle (2.8 km), Duffield Castle (10 km), National Tramway Museum (7.8 km) and Hardwick Hall (13 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 (7)

Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Midland Railway – Butterley: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beauvale Priory: Tina Cordon at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carnfield Hall: Ann Ballinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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