Historic house · near Derby · Derbyshire

Swarkestone Pavilion

Standing 800 m south of Derby, Swarkestone Pavilion is a historic house. The site is run by The Landmark Trust. Our list has 51 more places within 15 km; first among them is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, at 8 km.

Where

800 m

south of Derby

Run by

The Landmark Trust

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Derby

Just outside Derby

Swarkestone Pavilion is 800 m south of Derby. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The year in Derby

In Derby the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°57 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar11° / 3°47 mm

Apr14° / 5°44 mm

May17° / 7°48 mm

Jun20° / 10°69 mm

Jul22° / 12°63 mm

Aug22° / 12°63 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct14° / 7°67 mm

Nov10° / 4°63 mm

Dec8° / 2°67 mm

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

About

Swarkestone Pavilion

Historic house.

It is run by The Landmark Trust.

Type: Historic house
Run by: The Landmark Trust
Town: 800 m south of Derby
Official site: landmarktrust.org.uk/search-and-book/properties/swarkestone-pavilion-12474

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

The map

Map of Swarkestone Pavilion and nearby

The orange dot is Swarkestone Pavilion; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Derby tops the 8 for size, at 275,561 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 800 m north of it

Derby

275,561 people · 29 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km south of it

Stanton by Bridge

274 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km west of it

Barrow upon Trent

554 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km southeast of it

Melbourne

4,860 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Swarkestone Pavilion is	People	Places to visit
Derby	800 m north of it	275,561	29
Stanton by Bridge	1.1 km south of it	274	5
Barrow upon Trent	1.5 km west of it	554	4
Melbourne	2.4 km southeast of it	4,860	10
Weston-on-Trent	2.7 km east of it	788	11
Aston-on-Trent	3.5 km east of it	2,433	11
Foremark	4.3 km southwest of it	227	4
Diseworth	4.4 km southeast of it	671	13

Make a day of it

What else is near Swarkestone Pavilion

Within 15 km are 51 places, among them 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery8 km away 2

MuseumPickford's House Museum8.3 km away 3

MuseumMuseum of Making8.3 km away 4

CathedralDerby Cathedral8.2 km away 5

CastleMelbourne Castle3.8 km away 6

Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey6.1 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall13 km away 8

Historic houseMelbourne Hall3.9 km away

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

Visiting Swarkestone Pavilion

Where is Swarkestone Pavilion?

Swarkestone Pavilion is 800 m south of Derby, Derbyshire.

What is Swarkestone Pavilion?

Historic house.

Who runs Swarkestone Pavilion?

The Landmark Trust.

When is the best time to visit Swarkestone Pavilion?

June to September are the warmest months in Derby, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Swarkestone Pavilion?

Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (8 km), Pickford's House Museum (8.3 km), Museum of Making (8.3 km) and Derby Cathedral (8.2 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)

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
Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Calke Abbey: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Hall: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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