Eyam Hall leads what is near Great Longstone
Our list finds nothing inside Great Longstone’s built-up area, but 6 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums, a historic house and a church. Of these, one is looked after by the National Trust. Further out, Chatsworth House is 6 km away.
The names to know near Great Longstone
Following Eyam Hall are 2 museums, a church and an attraction.
Historic house · National TrustEyam Hall4.7 km outside town, to the north
MuseumOld House Museum3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumEyam Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northChurchChurchCucklet Church4.4 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionEyam Stocks4.6 km outside town, to the northRuinsRuinsMagpie Mine4 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Head north for most of the 6 just outside.
The dashed line is Great Longstone’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
Count 3 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Great Longstone. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Eyam Hall).
All of it
You will find all 6 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 Great Longstone’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Great Longstone →
Further afield
Start with Chatsworth House, 6 km off, the best known of 12.
Historic houseChatsworth House6 km east
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery38 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle12 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall6.2 km southeast
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort31 km southwest · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
MuseumPickford's House Museum38 km south
MuseumMuseum of Making38 km southeast
CastleCodnor Castle32 km southeast
CathedralSheffield Cathedral22 km northeastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall27 km east
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie22 km northeast
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle31 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Great Longstone (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.
Planning a visit to Great Longstone
What is there to see near Great Longstone?
No attraction is mapped inside Great Longstone itself. Within 5 km of it are Eyam Hall, Old House Museum, Eyam Museum and Cucklet Church.
Does Great Longstone have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Great Longstone: Old House Museum and Eyam Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Great Longstone?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Great Longstone, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Eyam Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Great Longstone?
Within 40 km: Chatsworth House (6 km), Derby Museum and Art Gallery (38 km), Peveril Castle (12 km), Haddon Hall (6.2 km).
Where are Great Longstone’s historic buildings listed?
Great Longstone 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 Great Longstone 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)
- Eyam Hall: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old House Museum: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eyam Museum: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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