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Attractions in Heanor

In Heanor, Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer is the place to visit

Museums or galleries make up 8 of the 13 places on the list. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 12 others are within 5 km of its edge. Further out, Derby Museum and Art Gallery is 14 km away.

Photo: Codnor Castle, Douglal (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Heanor
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
12
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Start with these in Heanor

After Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer, look out for 2 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory.

MuseumMuseumVacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairerin townCastleCodnor Castle2 km outside town, to the northAbbey or prioryBeauvale Priory4.1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumD.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum900 m outside town, to the eastHeritage railwayMidland Railway – Butterley4.3 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumErewash Museum3.3 km outside town, to the southeast

Each 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

Where they are

Most of the 12 out of town lie to the northwest.

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The dashed line is Heanor’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

Kind by kind

8 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.

Museums & galleries 8 museums1 in town · 7 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway · 1 water park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Heanor. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All of them, one by one

One in town leads, with 12 more within 5 km of its edge after it.

The one inside Heanor comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

11 listed buildings are on Heanor’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Heanor →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Head 14 km out for Derby Museum and Art Gallery, the best known of 12.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery14 km southwestMuseumPickford's House Museum14 km southwestMuseumMuseum of Making13 km southwestCastle · National TrustDuffield Castle9.9 km westCastleNottingham Castle15 km southeastCathedralDerby Cathedral13 km southwestHistoric houseChatsworth House30 km northwestHistoric house · National TrustKedleston Hall14 km southwestAbbey or prioryNewstead Abbey13 km northeastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall17 km northCathedralNottingham Cathedral14 km southeastMuseumNational Tramway Museum13 km northwest

Places well known beyond Heanor (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.

Questions before you go to Heanor

What are the main attractions in Heanor?

The place to visit inside Heanor’s built-up area is Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 12 more within 5 km.

Does Heanor have a museum?

8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Heanor: Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer, D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Erewash Museum and West Shed Experience.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Heanor?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 9.9 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Heanor?

Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (14 km), Pickford's House Museum (14 km), Museum of Making (13 km), Duffield Castle (9.9 km).

Where are Heanor’s historic buildings listed?

Heanor has 11 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 Heanor 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).

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