Places to visit near Oaks Green: Sudbury Hall & more
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Oaks Green’s built-up area. The commonest are a historic house, a museum and a castle. 2 of them are cared for by the National Trust. Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 20 km away, is the best-known day out.
The first to see around Oaks Green
After Sudbury Hall come a museum and a castle.
Historic house · National TrustSudbury Hall600 m outside town, to the south
Museum · National TrustThe Children's Country House at Sudbury700 m outside town, to the southCastleCastleVernons Folly200 m 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.
Places on the map
Most of the 3 close by lie to the south.
The dashed line is Oaks Green’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Oaks Green. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Sudbury Hall and The Children's Country House at Sudbury).
All 3 on the list
3 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
The wider area
Of the 12 day trips, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (20 km) is the best known.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery20 km east
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort13 km northwest · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
MuseumPickford's House Museum19 km east
MuseumMuseum of Making20 km east
CathedralLichfield Cathedral23 km south
CathedralDerby Cathedral20 km east
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall17 km northeast
Historic houseChatsworth House39 km north
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle22 km northeast
CastleTutbury Castle6.4 km southeast
CastleCodnor Castle33 km northeast
AttractionThe Smiler14 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Oaks Green (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.
Your questions on Oaks Green
What is there to see near Oaks Green?
No attraction is mapped inside Oaks Green itself. Within 5 km of it are Sudbury Hall, The Children's Country House at Sudbury and Vernons Folly.
Does Oaks Green have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Oaks Green: The Children's Country House at Sudbury.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Oaks Green?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Oaks Green, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Sudbury Hall and The Children's Country House at Sudbury).
What are the best-known days out near Oaks Green?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (20 km), Alton Towers Resort (13 km), Pickford's House Museum (19 km), Museum of Making (20 km).
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 Oaks Green 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)
- Sudbury Hall: Izabela Felter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Children's Country House at Sudbury: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tutbury Castle: Dave Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Smiler: TowersStreet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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