Museum · near Ripley · Derbyshire

West Shed Experience

West Shed Experience is an independent museum in the East Midlands. On the map, it sits 100 m north of Ripley. Within 15 km there are 45 more places to visit, starting with Codnor Castle (3 km).

Where

100 m

north of Ripley

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum near Ripley

Just outside Ripley

West Shed Experience is 100 m north of Ripley. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Month by month

Afternoons in Ripley peak at 18–21°C, June to September.

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

West Shed Experience

Independent Museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.

Type: Museum
Town: 100 m north of Ripley
Official site: westshedmuseum.com

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

The map

Mapping West Shed Experience

The map centres on West Shed Experience, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The 8 towns are led in size by Ripley, with 20,191 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 100 m south of it

Ripley

20,191 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 700 m northeast of it

Somercotes and Swanwick

15,105 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km east of it

Ironville

1,824 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km north of it

Alfreton

8,790 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where West Shed Experience is	People	Places to visit
Ripley	100 m south of it	20,191	17
Somercotes and Swanwick	700 m northeast of it	15,105	12
Ironville	2.3 km east of it	1,824	12
Alfreton	2.4 km north of it	8,790	11
Pye Bridge	2.5 km east of it	303	10
Jacksdale and Westwood	3.1 km east of it	2,758	12
Heage	3.4 km southwest of it	2,584	14
South Normanton and Pinxton	3.6 km northeast of it	16,028	9

Make a day of it

Places to add to West Shed Experience

Around it, within 15 km, lie 45 more, including 2 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 abbeys or priories.

CastleCodnor Castle3 km away 2

Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle10 km away 3

MuseumNational Tramway Museum7.5 km away 4

Heritage railwayMidland Railway – Butterley600 m away 5Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall13 km away 6

Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey13 km away 7

Historic houseCarnfield Hall4.5 km away 8

Abbey or prioryBeauvale Priory8.7 km away

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

Visiting West Shed Experience: the answers

Where is West Shed Experience?

West Shed Experience is 100 m north of Ripley, Derbyshire.

What is West Shed Experience?

Independent Museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit West Shed Experience?

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 West Shed Experience?

Within 15 km: Codnor Castle (3 km), Duffield Castle (10 km), National Tramway Museum (7.5 km) and Midland Railway – Butterley (600 m).

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
Carnfield Hall: Ann Ballinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beauvale Priory: Tina Cordon at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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