Around Sandiacre, Erewash Museum leads the list
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 7 are within 5 km of its edge. They include 4 attractions, 2 museums and an abbey or priory. A longer outing takes you to Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 13 km off.
The names to know near Sandiacre
Following Erewash Museum are 3 attractions, an abbey or priory and a museum.
MuseumErewash Museum4.3 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryDale Abbey ruins3.5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionLane's Garden Centre and Open Farm1.2 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionAttenborough Nature Centre3.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumWollaton Dovecote4.7 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHemlock Stone2.1 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.
Places on the map
The list reaches out to Wollaton Dovecote, 5.9 km away.
The dashed line is Sandiacre’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
4 other attractions and 2 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Sandiacre. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Sandiacre
Its 7 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Sandiacre’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sandiacre →
Around the region
Derby Museum and Art Gallery (13 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery13 km west
CastleNottingham Castle9.9 km east
MuseumPickford's House Museum13 km west
MuseumMuseum of Making12 km west
CathedralDerby Cathedral12 km west
CastleCodnor Castle14 km north
MuseumWollaton Hall6.4 km northeast
CathedralNottingham Cathedral9.9 km east
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle15 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall17 km west
CastleMelbourne Castle14 km southwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral34 km southPlaces well known beyond Sandiacre (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.
Good to know in Sandiacre
What is there to see near Sandiacre?
No attraction is mapped inside Sandiacre itself. Within 5 km of it are Erewash Museum, Dale Abbey ruins, Lane's Garden Centre and Open Farm and Attenborough Nature Centre.
Does Sandiacre have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sandiacre: Erewash Museum and Wollaton Dovecote.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sandiacre?
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 Sandiacre?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (13 km), Nottingham Castle (9.9 km), Pickford's House Museum (13 km), Museum of Making (12 km).
Where are Sandiacre’s historic buildings listed?
Sandiacre has 13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Sandiacre 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)
- Erewash Museum: Aethonatic, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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