Renishaw Hall
Grade I listed historic house museum in North East Derbyshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Eckington
Photo: Renishaw Hall, DAVID M GOODWIN (CC BY-SA 2.0)Around Eckington, Renishaw Hall leads the list
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. There are a historic house, a museum and a theme park to choose from. Allow a day for Chatsworth House, 18 km off.
In Eckington
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Leading the list near Eckington
Once you have seen Renishaw Hall, try a museum and a theme park.
Historic houseRenishaw Hall500 m outside town, to the east
MuseumRevolution House4.8 km outside town, to the southwestTheme parkTheme parkGulliver's Valley Resort4.2 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
Plotted on the map
Gulliver's Valley Resort marks the outer edge, 6 km away.
The dashed line is Eckington’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
Grouped by kind
The places here are a historic house, a museum and a theme park.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Eckington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every one of them
Its 3 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
23 listed buildings are on Eckington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Eckington →
Big names nearby
A little further out
Chatsworth House, 18 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Historic houseChatsworth House18 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle9.5 km southeast
CathedralSheffield Cathedral11 km northwest
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie11 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall16 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle22 km northeast
CastleCodnor Castle29 km south
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle28 km west
MuseumBishop's House8.6 km northwest
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park37 km north · 300K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRoche Abbey16 km northeast
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey28 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Eckington (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.
Places to visit in Eckington: questions
What is there to see near Eckington?
No attraction is mapped inside Eckington itself. Within 5 km of it are Renishaw Hall, Revolution House and Gulliver's Valley Resort.
Does Eckington have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Eckington: Revolution House.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Eckington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bolsover Castle (English Heritage), 9.5 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Eckington?
Within 40 km: Chatsworth House (18 km), Bolsover Castle (9.5 km), Sheffield Cathedral (11 km), Cathedral Church of St Marie (11 km).
Where are Eckington’s historic buildings listed?
Eckington has 23 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 Eckington 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 (12)
- Renishaw Hall: DAVID M GOODWIN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Revolution House: Jon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bishop's House: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roche Abbey: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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