Welbeck Abbey, 4.3 km from Creswell
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Creswell’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. Look for an abbey or priory, an art gallery and a historic site. Go 6.2 km out for Bolsover Castle.
Just outside Creswell, the best known
After Welbeck Abbey come an art gallery, a historic site and a museum.
Art galleryHarley Gallery and Foundation1.9 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteCreswell Crags400 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumLangwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre2.6 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.
Mapped around Creswell
To the east is where most of the 4 lie.
The dashed line is Creswell’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
2 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 2.
Green: inside Creswell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Creswell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Creswell →
Worth the drive
Worth the drive, Bolsover Castle (6.2 km) is first of the 12.
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle6.2 km southwest
Historic houseChatsworth House26 km westHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall12 km southwest
CastleCodnor Castle26 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle25 km north
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey21 km south
CastleNottingham Castle35 km south
CathedralSheffield Cathedral21 km northwest
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie21 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRufford Abbey16 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRoche Abbey16 km north
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle38 km westPlaces well known beyond Creswell (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.
What visitors ask about Creswell
What is there to see near Creswell?
No attraction is mapped inside Creswell itself. Within 5 km of it are Welbeck Abbey, Harley Gallery and Foundation, Creswell Crags and Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre.
Does Creswell have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Creswell: Harley Gallery and Foundation and Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Creswell?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bolsover Castle (English Heritage), 6.2 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Creswell?
Within 40 km: Bolsover Castle (6.2 km), Chatsworth House (26 km), Hardwick Hall (12 km), Codnor Castle (26 km).
Where are Creswell’s historic buildings listed?
Creswell has 5 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 Creswell 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 (11)
- Harley Gallery and Foundation: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, 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
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, 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
- Rufford Abbey: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roche Abbey: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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