Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Heritage railway in Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Kirk Ireton
Photo: Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Pcgenius9 (CC BY 3.0)Nothing mapped in Kirk Ireton itself; Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is the nearest draw
A day out from Kirk Ireton leads to Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 16 km away. With nothing inside Kirk Ireton’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for a heritage railway and an attraction. Here, one place is kept up by the National Trust.
In Kirk Ireton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Just outside Kirk Ireton, the best known
Second to Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is an attraction.
Heritage railwayEcclesbourne Valley Railway4.2 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustAlport Height3.6 km outside town, to the eastEach 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 to go
At the edge of the map sits Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, 4.6 km out.
The dashed line is Kirk Ireton’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
What sort of places
The list holds a heritage railway and an attraction.
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Kirk Ireton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Alport Height).
Every place
Place after place
Both on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings are on Kirk Ireton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kirk Ireton →
Big names nearby
Further afield
Of the 12 day trips, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (16 km) is the best known.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery16 km southeast
MuseumPickford's House Museum16 km southeast
Historic houseChatsworth House20 km north
MuseumMuseum of Making16 km southeast
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle9.9 km southeast
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort20 km west · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall11 km southeast
CathedralDerby Cathedral16 km southeast
CastleCodnor Castle17 km east
MuseumNational Tramway Museum9.3 km northeast
CastleNottingham Castle32 km eastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall24 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Kirk Ireton (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.
Common questions about Kirk Ireton
What is there to see near Kirk Ireton?
No attraction is mapped inside Kirk Ireton itself. Within 5 km of it are Ecclesbourne Valley Railway and Alport Height.
Does Kirk Ireton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Kirk Ireton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kirk Ireton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Kirk Ireton, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Alport Height).
What are the best-known days out near Kirk Ireton?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (16 km), Pickford's House Museum (16 km), Chatsworth House (20 km), Museum of Making (16 km).
Where are Kirk Ireton’s historic buildings listed?
Kirk Ireton has 18 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 Kirk Ireton 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)
- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Pcgenius9, CC BY 3.0, 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
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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