Places to visit around Tansley, from National Tramway Museum
Tansley’s list takes in 7 museums, 3 attractions and 2 heritage railways. What there is to see lies just outside: 16 places within 5 km of its edge. If you have a day, head to Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 24 km away.
Around Tansley: where to begin
Beyond National Tramway Museum, there are 2 heritage railways, a historic house and a theme park.
MuseumNational Tramway Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseRiber Castle1 km outside town, to the southwest
Heritage railwayPeak Rail1.7 km outside town, to the west
Theme parkGulliver's Kingdom2.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Heritage railwaySteeple Grange Light Railway5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumPeak District Mining Museum2.6 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Just outside town, most of the 16 sit to the southwest.
The dashed line is Tansley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
7 are museums or galleries; zoos, theme parks or other days out come next with 4.
Green: inside Tansley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
These 16 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Gulliver's Kingdom
Children's theme park resort in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.
Steeple Grange Light Railway
Heritage railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.
Peak District Mining Museum
Mining museum in Matlock Bath, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Tansley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tansley →
Further out, the best known
Day trips number 12; the best known is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 24 km off.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery24 km south
Historic houseChatsworth House12 km northwest
CastleCodnor Castle15 km southeast
MuseumPickford's House Museum24 km south
MuseumMuseum of Making23 km southHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall15 km east
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle16 km south
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort30 km southwest · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
CathedralDerby Cathedral24 km southHistoric houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall11 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall20 km south
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle18 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Tansley (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 Tansley: questions
What is there to see near Tansley?
No attraction is mapped inside Tansley itself. Within 5 km of it are National Tramway Museum, Riber Castle, Peak Rail and Gulliver's Kingdom.
Does Tansley have a museum?
7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Tansley: National Tramway Museum, Peak District Mining Museum, Masson Mills Working Textile Museum and Cromford Mills.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tansley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hardwick Hall (National Trust), 15 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Tansley?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (24 km), Chatsworth House (12 km), Codnor Castle (15 km), Pickford's House Museum (24 km).
Where are Tansley’s historic buildings listed?
Tansley has 10 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 Tansley 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 (16)
- National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riber Castle: AxG at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peak Rail: Beryl Allcoat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gulliver's Kingdom: PLTRON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steeple Grange Light Railway: Eamon Curry from Derby, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peak District Mining Museum: Fleur Piercy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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