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Sharpe's Pottery Museum
Attractions in Swadlincote

In Swadlincote, Sharpe's Pottery Museum is the place to visit

Of the 6 places to visit in and around Swadlincote, 4 are museums or galleries. One place to visit is mapped inside Swadlincote’s built-up area, with 5 more within 5 km of its edge. Day-trippers head 17 km out to Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

Photo: Sharpe's Pottery Museum, Dave Bevis (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Swadlincote
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Best known

The best known in Swadlincote

After Sharpe's Pottery Museum come 3 museums, a garden and a theme park.

MuseumSharpe's Pottery Museumin townMuseumNational Brewery Centre3.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumClaymills Victorian Pumping Station4.1 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGardenBluebell Arboretum3.1 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkConkers1.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumMoira Furnace Museum2.7 km outside town, to the south

Each 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

On the map

At the edge of the map sits Claymills Victorian Pumping Station, 6.8 km out.

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The dashed line is Swadlincote’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

The list by type

Museums or galleries lead the count with 4 of 6.

Museums & galleries 4 museums1 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Swadlincote. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every one of them

6 places in all: one in town and 5 within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Swadlincote comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

21 listed buildings are on Swadlincote’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Swadlincote →

Big names nearby

Further afield

Out of town, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (17 km) leads 12 names to know.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery17 km northMuseumPickford's House Museum17 km northMuseumMuseum of Making18 km northCathedralLichfield Cathedral21 km southwestCathedralDerby Cathedral17 km northCastle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle7.3 km southeastCastleMelbourne Castle11 km northeastAbbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey7.7 km eastBig drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort32 km northwest · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall20 km northCathedralLeicester Cathedral33 km southeastCastleNottingham Castle34 km northeast

Places well known beyond Swadlincote (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.

Know before you go to Swadlincote

What are the main attractions in Swadlincote?

The place to visit inside Swadlincote’s built-up area is Sharpe's Pottery Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.

Does Swadlincote have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Swadlincote: Sharpe's Pottery Museum, National Brewery Centre, Claymills Victorian Pumping Station and Moira Furnace Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Swadlincote?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ashby de la Zouch Castle (English Heritage), 7.3 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Swadlincote?

Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (17 km), Pickford's House Museum (17 km), Museum of Making (18 km), Lichfield Cathedral (21 km).

Where are Swadlincote’s historic buildings listed?

Swadlincote has 21 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 Swadlincote 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 (15)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.