Places to visit around Pleasley, from Hardwick Hall
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Pleasley’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 3 museums and a historic house. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. A drive of 32 km brings you to Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Where to start near Pleasley
Following Hardwick Hall are 3 museums.
Museum · National TrustStainsby Mill4.4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMansfield Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumMaking It! Discovery Centre5 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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 find them
The map shows most of the 4 nearby to the west.
The dashed line is Pleasley’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 they are
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Pleasley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Hardwick Hall and Stainsby Mill).
The list in full
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Stainsby Mill
Grade II listed watermill in Stainsby, Ault Hucknall, Bolsover, England, UK.
Mansfield Museum
Local authority museum located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Pleasley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pleasley →
A little further out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, at 32 km.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery32 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle7.3 km northwest
Historic houseChatsworth House25 km west
CastleCodnor Castle16 km southwest
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey11 km south
CastleNottingham Castle26 km south
MuseumPickford's House Museum32 km southwest
MuseumMuseum of Making31 km southwest
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle25 km southwest
CathedralDerby Cathedral31 km southwest
MuseumNational Tramway Museum18 km southwestCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle35 km northPlaces well known beyond Pleasley (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 Pleasley
What is there to see near Pleasley?
No attraction is mapped inside Pleasley itself. Within 5 km of it are Hardwick Hall, Stainsby Mill, Mansfield Museum and Making It! Discovery Centre.
Does Pleasley have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Pleasley: Stainsby Mill, Mansfield Museum and Making It! Discovery Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pleasley?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Pleasley, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Hardwick Hall and Stainsby Mill).
What are the best-known days out near Pleasley?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (32 km), Bolsover Castle (7.3 km), Chatsworth House (25 km), Codnor Castle (16 km).
Where are Pleasley’s historic buildings listed?
Pleasley has 5 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 Pleasley 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)
- Stainsby Mill: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mansfield Museum: Nottingham311, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, 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
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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