Codnor Castle leads what is near Denby Common
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 7 of 10. All of them lie outside Denby Common. A longer outing takes you to Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 13 km off.
Just outside Denby Common, the best known
Beyond Codnor Castle, there are 4 museums and a heritage railway.
CastleCodnor Castle2.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Heritage railwayMidland Railway – Butterley4.2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumD.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumVacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumWest Shed Experience4.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumFork Truck Heritage Centre4.1 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
Head to the north for most of the 10 on the list.
The dashed line is Denby Common’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Museums or galleries number 7, zoos, theme parks or other days out 2.
Green: inside Denby Common. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Each of the 10 is within 5 km of its edge.
Midland Railway – Butterley
Heritage railway centre, United Kingdom.
D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum
Museum in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom.
Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer
Museum in Heanor, England, UK.
West Shed Experience
Independent Museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Denby Common’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Denby Common →
Worth the drive
Most famous of the 12 is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 13 km from the centre.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery13 km southwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum13 km southwest
MuseumMuseum of Making13 km southwest
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle8 km southwest
CathedralDerby Cathedral13 km southwest
CastleNottingham Castle18 km southeast
Historic houseChatsworth House27 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall13 km southwest
MuseumNational Tramway Museum10 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall17 km north
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey14 km northeast
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort34 km west · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)Places well known beyond Denby Common (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 Denby Common
What is there to see near Denby Common?
No attraction is mapped inside Denby Common itself. Within 5 km of it are Codnor Castle, Midland Railway – Butterley, D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum and Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer.
Does Denby Common have a museum?
7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Denby Common: D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer, West Shed Experience and Fork Truck Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Denby Common?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 8 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Denby Common?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (13 km), Pickford's House Museum (13 km), Museum of Making (13 km), Duffield Castle (8 km).
Where are Denby Common’s historic buildings listed?
Denby Common has 2 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 Denby Common 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 (14)
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Midland Railway – Butterley: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum: nick macneill, 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
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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