What is near Risley: Dale Abbey ruins first
No place to visit is mapped inside Risley’s built-up area; 5 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 4 attractions and an abbey or priory, among others. Drive 12 km to reach Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Just outside Risley, the best known
4 attractions follow Dale Abbey ruins.
Abbey or prioryDale Abbey ruins3.3 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionLane's Garden Centre and Open Farm500 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionAttenborough Nature Centre4.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionHemlock Stone4 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionSaxon Cross2.4 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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 view
The map stretches to Attenborough Nature Centre, 5.3 km away.
The dashed line is Risley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
4 of the 5 are other attractions, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Risley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
All 5 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.
16 listed buildings are on Risley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Risley →
Day trips
Day trips number 12; the best known is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 12 km off.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery12 km west
MuseumPickford's House Museum12 km west
MuseumMuseum of Making11 km west
CastleNottingham Castle11 km east
CathedralDerby Cathedral11 km west
CastleCodnor Castle15 km north
MuseumWollaton Hall7.4 km northeast
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle15 km northwest
CathedralNottingham Cathedral11 km east
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall16 km west
CastleMelbourne Castle13 km southwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral34 km southPlaces well known beyond Risley (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.
Before a day out in Risley
What is there to see near Risley?
No attraction is mapped inside Risley itself. Within 5 km of it are Dale Abbey ruins, Lane's Garden Centre and Open Farm, Attenborough Nature Centre and Hemlock Stone.
Does Risley have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Risley.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Risley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 15 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Risley?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (12 km), Pickford's House Museum (12 km), Museum of Making (11 km), Nottingham Castle (11 km).
Where are Risley’s historic buildings listed?
Risley has 16 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 Risley 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)
- Dale Abbey ruins: Bulphan, 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
- Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, 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
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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