Out from Long Eaton: Elvaston Castle and more
Long Eaton’s list takes in 5 museums, 4 attractions and 4 historic sites. There is no place to visit inside Long Eaton’s built-up area; there are 15 within 5 km of its edge. Travel 14 km and you reach Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Just outside Long Eaton, the best known
Elvaston Castle aside, the next best known are 3 museums and 2 attractions.
CastleElvaston Castle4.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumEast Midlands Aeropark3.9 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionLane's Garden Centre and Open Farm1.2 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionAttenborough Nature Centre1.1 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCanalside Heritage Centre3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumKegworth Heritage Centre3.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
The farthest of them, East Midlands Aeropark, is 7.8 km out.
The dashed line is Long Eaton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (6), then castles or historic places (5).
Green: inside Long Eaton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
Each of the 15 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
29 listed buildings are on Long Eaton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Long Eaton →
Day trips from Long Eaton
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, at 14 km, heads the 12 day trips.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery14 km west
MuseumPickford's House Museum14 km west
CastleNottingham Castle11 km northeast
MuseumMuseum of Making13 km west
CathedralDerby Cathedral13 km west
CastleCodnor Castle18 km north
MuseumWollaton Hall8 km northeast
CathedralNottingham Cathedral11 km northeast
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle18 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall18 km northwest
CastleMelbourne Castle12 km southwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral30 km southPlaces well known beyond Long Eaton (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.
Good to know in Long Eaton
What is there to see near Long Eaton?
No attraction is mapped inside Long Eaton itself. Within 5 km of it are Elvaston Castle, East Midlands Aeropark, Lane's Garden Centre and Open Farm and Attenborough Nature Centre.
Does Long Eaton have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Long Eaton: East Midlands Aeropark, Canalside Heritage Centre, Kegworth Heritage Centre and Castle Donington Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Long Eaton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 18 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Long Eaton?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (14 km), Pickford's House Museum (14 km), Nottingham Castle (11 km), Museum of Making (13 km).
Where are Long Eaton’s historic buildings listed?
Long Eaton has 29 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 Long Eaton 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 (14)
- Elvaston Castle: Chris J Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kegworth Heritage Centre: FotoFree, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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