Out from Bolsover: Bolsover Castle and more
Nothing on our list is inside Bolsover’s built-up area; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums, a castle and a historic house. Of these, 3 are looked after: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust. Go 37 km out for Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
The names to know near Bolsover
The rest of the best known are 2 museums and a historic house.
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle100 m outside town, to the west
Historic house · English HeritageSutton Scarsdale Hall2.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Museum · National TrustStainsby Mill4.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumLangwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre4.4 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
The farthest of them, Stainsby Mill, is 5.7 km out.
The dashed line is Bolsover’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
Count 2 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Bolsover. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Bolsover Castle, Sutton Scarsdale Hall and Stainsby Mill).
Everything on the list
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4.
Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Grade I listed English country house in North East Derbyshire, England, UK.
Stainsby Mill
Grade II listed watermill in Stainsby, Ault Hucknall, Bolsover, England, UK.
Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre
Museum in Mansfield, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
52 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Bolsover’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bolsover →
Further away
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 37 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery37 km southHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall7.1 km south
Historic houseChatsworth House22 km west
CastleCodnor Castle21 km south
MuseumPickford's House Museum37 km south
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey18 km south
MuseumMuseum of Making36 km south
CastleNottingham Castle33 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle28 km north
CathedralSheffield Cathedral21 km northwest
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie21 km northwest
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle30 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Bolsover (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.
Know before you go to Bolsover
What is there to see near Bolsover?
No attraction is mapped inside Bolsover itself. Within 5 km of it are Bolsover Castle, Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Stainsby Mill and Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre.
Does Bolsover have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bolsover: Stainsby Mill and Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bolsover?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Bolsover, 3 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Bolsover Castle, Sutton Scarsdale Hall and Stainsby Mill).
What are the best-known days out near Bolsover?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (37 km), Hardwick Hall (7.1 km), Chatsworth House (22 km), Codnor Castle (21 km).
Where are Bolsover’s historic buildings listed?
Bolsover has 52 listed buildings. 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 Bolsover 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)
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stainsby Mill: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickford's House Museum: sps1955 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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