West Hallam’s draw is The Bottle Kiln
Mapped inside West Hallam’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 3. They include 2 museums, an attraction and an abbey or priory. A longer outing takes you to Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 9.4 km off.
The first to see in West Hallam
Beyond The Bottle Kiln, there are 2 museums and an abbey or priory.
MuseumErewash Museum1.4 km outside town, to the east
Abbey or prioryDale Abbey ruins1.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumVacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer3.9 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Out at 4.8 km is Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer, the farthest.
The dashed line is West Hallam’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
It comes down to 2 museums, an attraction and an abbey or priory.
Green: inside West Hallam. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 4 on the list
After the one in town come 3 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside West Hallam comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on West Hallam’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in West Hallam →
The wider area
Worth the drive, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (9.4 km) is first of the 12.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery9.4 km southwest
MuseumMuseum of Making9 km southwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum9.7 km southwest
CastleCodnor Castle8.2 km north
CathedralDerby Cathedral9.2 km southwest
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle8.7 km west
CastleNottingham Castle14 km east
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall12 km west
Historic houseChatsworth House33 km northwest
MuseumWollaton Hall11 km east
CathedralNottingham Cathedral14 km east
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort35 km west · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)Places well known beyond West Hallam (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.
West Hallam, answered
What are the main attractions in West Hallam?
The place to visit inside West Hallam’s built-up area is The Bottle Kiln. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does West Hallam have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of West Hallam: Erewash Museum and Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near West Hallam?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 8.7 km west.
What are the best-known days out near West Hallam?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (9.4 km), Museum of Making (9 km), Pickford's House Museum (9.7 km), Codnor Castle (8.2 km).
Where are West Hallam’s historic buildings listed?
West Hallam has 6 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 West Hallam 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)
- Erewash Museum: Aethonatic, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Abbey ruins: Bulphan, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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