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Chesterfield Museum
Attractions in Chesterfield

Chesterfield Museum and one more place to visit in Chesterfield

Of the 5 places to visit in and around Chesterfield, 3 are castles or historic places. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 3 beyond the 2 inside Chesterfield’s built-up area. The list includes one place cared for by English Heritage. Make a day of it at Chatsworth House, 12 km away.

Photo: Chesterfield Museum, Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Chesterfield
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

What Chesterfield is known for

After Chesterfield Museum come 3 historic houses and a museum.

MuseumChesterfield Museumin townMuseumRevolution Housein townHistoric house · English HeritageSutton Scarsdale Hall3.5 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseRenishaw Hall4.3 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseBarlow Woodseats Hall3.7 km outside town, to the northwest

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

Where to find them

At 9 km, Renishaw Hall is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Chesterfield’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

Kinds of place

Castles or historic places number 3, museums or galleries 2.

Museums & galleries 2 museums2 in town
Castles & historic places 3 historic houses0 in town · 3 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Sutton Scarsdale Hall).

Every place

All of them, one by one

After the 2 in town come 3 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 2 inside Chesterfield come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

198 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Chesterfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chesterfield →

Big names nearby

Trips out

Chatsworth House, at 12 km, heads the 12.

Historic houseChatsworth House12 km westMuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery36 km southCastle · English HeritageBolsover Castle9.4 km eastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall12 km southeastCastleCodnor Castle23 km southCathedralSheffield Cathedral16 km northMuseumPickford's House Museum35 km southCathedralCathedral Church of St Marie16 km northCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle25 km northwestMuseumMuseum of Making35 km southMuseumNational Tramway Museum17 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle30 km northeast

Places well known beyond Chesterfield (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.

Good to know in Chesterfield

What are the main attractions in Chesterfield?

The best known inside Chesterfield’s built-up area are Chesterfield Museum and Revolution House. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.

Does Chesterfield have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Chesterfield: Chesterfield Museum and Revolution House.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Chesterfield, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Sutton Scarsdale Hall).

What are the best-known days out near Chesterfield?

Within 40 km: Chatsworth House (12 km), Derby Museum and Art Gallery (36 km), Bolsover Castle (9.4 km), Hardwick Hall (12 km).

Where are Chesterfield’s historic buildings listed?

Chesterfield has 198 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 Chesterfield 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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