A castle just outside Breaston and Draycott: Elvaston Castle
Our list finds nothing inside Breaston and Draycott’s built-up area, but 5 places within 5 km of its edge. They include 3 attractions, a castle and a museum. Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 11 km away, is the best-known day out.
The first to see around Breaston and Draycott
Then come 3 attractions and a museum, behind Elvaston Castle.
CastleElvaston Castle2.8 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionLane's Garden Centre and Open Farm600 m outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionAttenborough Nature Centre4.3 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionSaxon Cross3.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumShardlow Heritage Centre2.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
At 6.1 km, Attenborough Nature Centre is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Breaston and Draycott’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
The biggest group is other attractions, with 3 of the 5.
Green: inside Breaston and Draycott. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Each of the 5 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings are on Breaston and Draycott’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Breaston and Draycott →
Trips out
Derby Museum and Art Gallery (11 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery11 km west
MuseumPickford's House Museum11 km west
MuseumMuseum of Making11 km west
CathedralDerby Cathedral11 km west
CastleNottingham Castle13 km northeast
CastleCodnor Castle17 km north
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle15 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall16 km northwest
MuseumWollaton Hall9.8 km northeast
CastleMelbourne Castle10 km southwest
CathedralNottingham Cathedral13 km northeast
CathedralLeicester Cathedral32 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Breaston and Draycott (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.
Quick answers on Breaston and Draycott
What is there to see near Breaston and Draycott?
No attraction is mapped inside Breaston and Draycott itself. Within 5 km of it are Elvaston Castle, Lane's Garden Centre and Open Farm, Attenborough Nature Centre and Saxon Cross.
Does Breaston and Draycott have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Breaston and Draycott: Shardlow Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Breaston and Draycott?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 15 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Breaston and Draycott?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (11 km), Pickford's House Museum (11 km), Museum of Making (11 km), Derby Cathedral (11 km).
Where are Breaston and Draycott’s historic buildings listed?
Breaston and Draycott has 17 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 Breaston and Draycott 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)
- Elvaston Castle: Chris J Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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