Trips from Milford, starting with Duffield Castle
There is no place to visit inside Milford’s built-up area; there are 4 within 5 km of its edge. They include a castle, a museum and an art gallery. Of these, one is looked after by the National Trust. Derby Museum and Art Gallery is worth a day, 9.2 km from the centre.
Leading the list near Milford
The rest of the best known are a museum, an art gallery and an attraction.
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle800 m outside town, to the south
MuseumStrutt's North Mill2.1 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryDuffield Art Gallery1.4 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionHeage Windmill5 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Milford
Out of town, most of the 4 are to the north.
The dashed line is Milford’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 types of place
The list holds a castle, a museum and an art gallery.
Green: inside Milford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Duffield Castle).
Every entry
The list runs to 4 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
51 listed buildings are on Milford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Milford →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 9.2 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery9.2 km south
MuseumPickford's House Museum9.1 km south
MuseumMuseum of Making8.9 km south
CathedralDerby Cathedral9 km south
CastleCodnor Castle9.5 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall6.4 km southwest
Historic houseChatsworth House26 km north
MuseumNational Tramway Museum9.9 km north
CastleNottingham Castle23 km east
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort27 km west · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall21 km northeast
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey21 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Milford (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.
Know before you go to Milford
What is there to see near Milford?
No attraction is mapped inside Milford itself. Within 5 km of it are Duffield Castle, Strutt's North Mill, Duffield Art Gallery and Heage Windmill.
Does Milford have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Milford: Strutt's North Mill and Duffield Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Milford?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Milford, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Duffield Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Milford?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (9.2 km), Pickford's House Museum (9.1 km), Museum of Making (8.9 km), Derby Cathedral (9 km).
Where are Milford’s historic buildings listed?
Milford has 51 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 Milford 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
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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