From Horsley, 3.5 km to Duffield Castle
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a castle, a museum and an art gallery. Here, one place is kept up by the National Trust. Allow a day for Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 8.6 km off.
Where to start near Horsley
Once you have seen Duffield Castle, try a museum and an art gallery.
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle3.1 km outside town, to the west
MuseumStrutt's North Mill4.5 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt galleryDuffield Art Gallery4 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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
Of the 3 nearby, most are to the northwest.
The dashed line is Horsley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Horsley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Duffield Castle).
Everything to see
These 3 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Horsley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Horsley →
Out of town
First of the 12 big names within reach is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 8.6 km away.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery8.6 km south
MuseumPickford's House Museum8.6 km south
MuseumMuseum of Making8.2 km south
CastleCodnor Castle7.8 km northeast
CathedralDerby Cathedral8.4 km south
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall7.8 km southwest
Historic houseChatsworth House28 km northwest
CastleNottingham Castle20 km east
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort30 km west · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
MuseumNational Tramway Museum12 km northHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall21 km northeast
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey19 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Horsley (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 people ask about Horsley
What is there to see near Horsley?
No attraction is mapped inside Horsley itself. Within 5 km of it are Duffield Castle, Strutt's North Mill and Duffield Art Gallery.
Does Horsley have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Horsley: Strutt's North Mill and Duffield Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Horsley?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Horsley, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Duffield Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Horsley?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (8.6 km), Pickford's House Museum (8.6 km), Museum of Making (8.2 km), Codnor Castle (7.8 km).
Where are Horsley’s historic buildings listed?
Horsley has 3 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 Horsley 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)
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strutt's North Mill: chevin, Public domain, 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
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, 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
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