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Sharpe's Pottery Museum
Attractions in Overseal and Castle Gresley

Nothing mapped in Overseal and Castle Gresley itself; Sharpe's Pottery Museum is the nearest draw

Our list finds nothing inside Overseal and Castle Gresley’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums and a theme park, among others. Further afield, Derby Museum and Art Gallery is 21 km from the centre.

Photo: Sharpe's Pottery Museum, Dave Bevis (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Overseal and Castle Gresley
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known

Top of the list around Overseal and Castle Gresley

The list goes on from Sharpe's Pottery Museum to a theme park and a museum.

MuseumSharpe's Pottery Museum1.9 km outside town, to the northTheme parkTheme parkConkers700 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMoira Furnace Museum1.4 km outside town, to the southeast

Each 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 Sharpe's Pottery Museum, 3.4 km out.

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The dashed line is Overseal and Castle Gresley’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 kind of places

The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 2 of the 3.

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Overseal and Castle Gresley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All of it

All 3 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.

8 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Overseal and Castle Gresley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Overseal and Castle Gresley →

Big names nearby

Day trips from Overseal and Castle Gresley

First of the 12 big names within reach is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 21 km away.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery21 km northCathedralLichfield Cathedral19 km westMuseumPickford's House Museum21 km northMuseumMuseum of Making21 km northCastle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle7.1 km eastBig drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery37 km southwest · 856K visitors a yearCathedralDerby Cathedral21 km northCathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael37 km southBig drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort35 km northwest · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)CastleMelbourne Castle13 km northeastCathedralLeicester Cathedral32 km eastAbbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey10 km northeast

Places well known beyond Overseal and Castle Gresley (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.

Practical questions about Overseal and Castle Gresley

What is there to see near Overseal and Castle Gresley?

No attraction is mapped inside Overseal and Castle Gresley itself. Within 5 km of it are Sharpe's Pottery Museum, Conkers and Moira Furnace Museum.

Does Overseal and Castle Gresley have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Overseal and Castle Gresley: Sharpe's Pottery Museum and Moira Furnace Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Overseal and Castle Gresley?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ashby de la Zouch Castle (English Heritage), 7.1 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Overseal and Castle Gresley?

Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (21 km), Lichfield Cathedral (19 km), Pickford's House Museum (21 km), Museum of Making (21 km).

Where are Overseal and Castle Gresley’s historic buildings listed?

Overseal and Castle Gresley has 8 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 Overseal and Castle Gresley 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)

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