New Mills Heritage Centre
Local authority museum in New Mills, Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Chinley
Photo: New Mills Heritage Centre, Jon loaded here by Victuallers (CC BY 2.0)Places to visit near Chinley: New Mills Heritage Centre & more
The best-known day out from Chinley is Peveril Castle, 11 km away. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Chinley’s built-up area. Among them are a museum and an attraction.
In Chinley
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
Around Chinley: where to begin
Alongside New Mills Heritage Centre you find an attraction.
MuseumNew Mills Heritage Centre4.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionThe Chestnut Centre (owls & otters)2.8 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.
The map
Mapped
At the edge of the map sits New Mills Heritage Centre, 5.4 km out.
The dashed line is Chinley’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
What there is to see
The list holds a museum and an attraction.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Chinley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Full list of places
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Chinley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chinley →
Big names nearby
Beyond the town
Of the 12 day trips, Peveril Castle (11 km) is the best known.
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle11 km east
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall7.7 km west
Historic houseChatsworth House25 km southeast
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame26 km northwest
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery25 km northwest
MuseumThe Manchester Museum24 km northwest
CathedralManchester Cathedral26 km northwest
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort39 km south · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum26 km northwest · 830K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library26 km northwest
MuseumImperial War Museum North28 km northwest · 2K visitors a year
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park39 km northeast · 300K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Chinley (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.
Chinley, answered
What is there to see near Chinley?
No attraction is mapped inside Chinley itself. Within 5 km of it are New Mills Heritage Centre and The Chestnut Centre (owls & otters).
Does Chinley have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Chinley: New Mills Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chinley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Peveril Castle (English Heritage), 11 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Chinley?
Within 40 km: Peveril Castle (11 km), Lyme Hall (7.7 km), Chatsworth House (25 km), English Football Hall of Fame (26 km).
Where are Chinley’s historic buildings listed?
Chinley has 3 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 Chinley 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)
- New Mills Heritage Centre: Jon loaded here by Victuallers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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