An abbey or priory just outside Stanley: Dale Abbey ruins
Nothing on our list is inside Stanley’s built-up area; the 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are an abbey or priory, a museum and an attraction to choose from. Beyond the town, the best known is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 8.1 km off.
Around Stanley: where to begin
Close behind Dale Abbey ruins are a museum and an attraction.
Abbey or prioryDale Abbey ruins2.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumErewash Museum4.5 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionThe Bottle Kiln1.8 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.
Mapped
Erewash Museum marks the outer edge, 4.8 km away.
The dashed line is Stanley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
The places here are an abbey or priory, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Stanley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Stanley
Each of the 3 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Stanley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stanley →
A drive away
Day trips number 12; the best known is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 8.1 km off.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery8.1 km southwest
MuseumMuseum of Making7.7 km southwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum8.4 km southwest
CathedralDerby Cathedral7.9 km southwest
CastleCodnor Castle9.5 km north
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle8.4 km northwest
CastleNottingham Castle15 km east
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall11 km west
Historic houseChatsworth House34 km northwest
MuseumWollaton Hall11 km east
CathedralNottingham Cathedral15 km east
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort34 km west · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)Places well known beyond Stanley (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.
Stanley, answered
What is there to see near Stanley?
No attraction is mapped inside Stanley itself. Within 5 km of it are Dale Abbey ruins, Erewash Museum and The Bottle Kiln.
Does Stanley have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Stanley: Erewash Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stanley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 8.4 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Stanley?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (8.1 km), Museum of Making (7.7 km), Pickford's House Museum (8.4 km), Derby Cathedral (7.9 km).
Where are Stanley’s historic buildings listed?
Stanley has 3 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 Stanley 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)
- Dale Abbey ruins: Bulphan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erewash Museum: Aethonatic, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickford's House Museum: sps1955 from UK, 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
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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