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Old House Museum
Attractions in Bakewell

One to see in Bakewell: Old House Museum

Mapped inside Bakewell’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 6. They include 3 attractions, 2 historic houses and a museum. For a longer trip, Derby Museum and Art Gallery lies 35 km away.

Photo: Old House Museum, Elisa.rolle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Bakewell
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Highlights of Bakewell

Then come 2 historic houses, 2 attractions and a ruins, behind Old House Museum.

MuseumOld House Museumin townHistoric houseChatsworth House3.8 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall1.5 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionAndle Stone4.7 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionCork Stone5 km outside town, to the southeastRuinsRuinsMagpie Mine3.3 km outside town, to the west

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

The lie of the land

The map puts most of the 6 to the southeast.

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The dashed line is Bakewell’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

How the list breaks down

There are more castles or historic places (3) than anything else, then other attractions (3).

Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 ruins0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Bakewell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every one of them

The one inside Bakewell comes first, then 6 more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Bakewell comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

173 listed buildings and 6 scheduled monuments are on Bakewell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bakewell →

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

Most famous of the 12 is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 35 km from the centre.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery35 km southCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle16 km northwestBig drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort29 km southwest · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)MuseumPickford's House Museum35 km southMuseumMuseum of Making35 km southeastCastleCodnor Castle28 km southeastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall25 km eastMuseumNational Tramway Museum18 km southeastCastle · National TrustDuffield Castle28 km southeastCathedralDerby Cathedral35 km southeastCastle · English HeritageBolsover Castle25 km eastCathedralSheffield Cathedral23 km northeast

Places well known beyond Bakewell (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Questions before you go to Bakewell

What are the main attractions in Bakewell?

The place to visit inside Bakewell’s built-up area is Old House Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.

Does Bakewell have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bakewell: Old House Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bakewell?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Peveril Castle (English Heritage), 16 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Bakewell?

Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (35 km), Peveril Castle (16 km), Alton Towers Resort (29 km), Pickford's House Museum (35 km).

Where are Bakewell’s historic buildings listed?

Bakewell has 173 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Bakewell when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (13)

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