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Melbourne Castle
Attractions in Ticknall

Trips from Ticknall, starting with Melbourne Castle

Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 4 of 6. None of them is inside Ticknall itself. 2 of the places on the list are maintained by the National Trust. A day out reaches Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 13 km away.

Photo: Melbourne Castle (Public domain)
In Ticknall
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Just outside Ticknall, the best known

Alongside Melbourne Castle you find 2 historic houses, an abbey or priory and a garden.

CastleMelbourne Castle2.7 km outside town, to the eastAbbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey1.5 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseMelbourne Hall2.7 km outside town, to the eastGardenGardenBluebell Arboretum4.3 km outside town, to the southPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustCalke Park800 m outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseHistoric houseSwarkestone Pavilion4.6 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Finding your way

At 5.6 km, Swarkestone Pavilion is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Ticknall’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

Kind by kind

4 are castles or historic places; gardens or estates come next with 2.

Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 castle · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden · 1 park or estate0 in town · 2 nearby

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

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Calke Abbey and Calke Park).

Every place

Place after place

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 6.

Calke Abbey

Abbey or priory · 1.5 km outside town, to the southeast

Grade I listed historic house museum in South Derbyshire, England, UK.

Run by National Trust
About Calke Abbey →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

57 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Ticknall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ticknall →

Big names nearby

A drive away

Top of the 12 day trips: Derby Museum and Art Gallery, at 13 km.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery13 km northMuseumPickford's House Museum13 km northMuseumMuseum of Making13 km northCathedralDerby Cathedral13 km northCastle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle7.1 km southCathedralLichfield Cathedral27 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustKedleston Hall17 km northCastleNottingham Castle27 km northeastCastle · National TrustDuffield Castle20 km northBig drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort34 km northwest · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)CathedralLeicester Cathedral30 km southeastCastleCodnor Castle28 km north

Places well known beyond Ticknall (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.

Ticknall: questions and answers

What is there to see near Ticknall?

No attraction is mapped inside Ticknall itself. Within 5 km of it are Melbourne Castle, Calke Abbey, Melbourne Hall and Bluebell Arboretum.

Does Ticknall have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ticknall.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Ticknall, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Calke Abbey and Calke Park).

What are the best-known days out near Ticknall?

Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (13 km), Pickford's House Museum (13 km), Museum of Making (13 km), Derby Cathedral (13 km).

Where are Ticknall’s historic buildings listed?

Ticknall has 57 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 Ticknall 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)

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