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Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Attractions in Breadsall

Trips from Breadsall, starting with Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Of the 14 places to visit in and around Breadsall, 9 are museums or galleries. Breadsall itself has none of them. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. A drive of 6 km brings you to Kedleston Hall.

Photo: Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Janet Roberts from UK (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Breadsall
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
14
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
9
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Around Breadsall: where to begin

Beyond Derby Museum and Art Gallery, there are 2 museums, a cathedral and a castle.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery3.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseum of Making3.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumPickford's House Museum3.7 km outside town, to the southwestCathedralDerby Cathedral3.4 km outside town, to the southwestCastle · National TrustDuffield Castle4.4 km outside town, to the northwestGardenDerby Arboretum4.7 km outside town, to the south

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

Beyond the town, the 14 nearby are mostly to the southwest.

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The dashed line is Breadsall’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

The types of place

There are more museums or galleries (9) than anything else, then castles or historic places (3).

Museums & galleries 8 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 9 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 cathedral · 1 castle · 1 fort0 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Duffield Castle).

Every place

The places, one by one

The list runs to 14 places, all within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

8 listed buildings are on Breadsall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Breadsall →

Big names nearby

Out of town

Worth the drive, Kedleston Hall (6 km) is first of the 12.

Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall6 km westCastleCodnor Castle12 km northeastCastleNottingham Castle20 km eastHistoric houseChatsworth House32 km northBig drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort30 km west · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)CastleCastleMackworth Castle6.2 km westCastleMelbourne Castle15 km southMuseumNational Tramway Museum16 km northCathedralLichfield Cathedral40 km southwestCathedralNottingham Cathedral19 km eastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall26 km northAbbey or prioryNewstead Abbey22 km northeast

Places well known beyond Breadsall (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.

Visiting Breadsall: the answers

What is there to see near Breadsall?

No attraction is mapped inside Breadsall itself. Within 5 km of it are Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Museum of Making, Pickford's House Museum and Derby Cathedral.

Does Breadsall have a museum?

9 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Breadsall: Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Museum of Making, Pickford's House Museum and Radio Communication Museum of Great Britain.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Breadsall, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Duffield Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Breadsall?

Within 40 km: Kedleston Hall (6 km), Codnor Castle (12 km), Nottingham Castle (20 km), Chatsworth House (32 km).

Where are Breadsall’s historic buildings listed?

Breadsall has 8 listed buildings, 1 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 Breadsall 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).

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