In Shardlow, Shardlow Heritage Centre is the place to visit
Visitors to Shardlow can choose from 4 museums, 3 historic sites and a castle. Only one place to visit is inside Shardlow’s built-up area, but 9 more are within 5 km of its edge. If you have a day, head to Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 10 km away.
Must-know places in Shardlow
The rest of the best known are 2 museums, a castle and an art gallery.
CastleElvaston Castle3 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumEast Midlands Aeropark3.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCastle Donington Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryTarpey Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionLane's Garden Centre and Open Farm4.2 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.
On the map
Most of the 9 out of town lie to the south.
The dashed line is Shardlow’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
5 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 4.
Green: inside Shardlow. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Shardlow
10 places in all: one in town and 9 within 5 km of its edge.
7The one inside Shardlow comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
40 listed buildings are on Shardlow’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shardlow →
Day trips from Shardlow
Worth the drive, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (10 km) is first of the 12.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery10 km northwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum11 km northwest
MuseumMuseum of Making10 km northwest
CathedralDerby Cathedral10 km northwest
CastleNottingham Castle16 km northeast
CastleMelbourne Castle6.9 km southwest
CastleCodnor Castle20 km north
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle16 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall16 km northwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral30 km southeast
CathedralNottingham Cathedral16 km northeast
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort38 km west · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)Places well known beyond Shardlow (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.
Visiting Shardlow: questions
What are the main attractions in Shardlow?
The place to visit inside Shardlow’s built-up area is Shardlow Heritage Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 9 more within 5 km.
Does Shardlow have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shardlow: Shardlow Heritage Centre, East Midlands Aeropark, Castle Donington Museum and Tarpey Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shardlow?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 16 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Shardlow?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (10 km), Pickford's House Museum (11 km), Museum of Making (10 km), Derby Cathedral (10 km).
Where are Shardlow’s historic buildings listed?
Shardlow has 40 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 Shardlow 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)
- Elvaston Castle: Chris J Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kegworth Heritage Centre: FotoFree, 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
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, 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
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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