Welbeck Abbey heads the list around Whitwell
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Whitwell’s built-up area. Among them are 2 museums, an abbey or priory and an art gallery. Beyond the town, the best known is Bolsover Castle, 8.4 km off.
The best known around Whitwell
Alongside Welbeck Abbey you find 2 museums and an art gallery.
Art galleryHarley Gallery and Foundation2.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumCreswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre1.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumLangwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre4.8 km outside town, to the southEach 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 view
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the southeast.
The dashed line is Whitwell’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Whitwell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
Here are the 4 places within 5 km of its edge.
Creswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre
Museum in Worksop, England, United Kingdom.
Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre
Museum in Mansfield, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Whitwell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Whitwell →
Around the region
Of the 12 day trips, Bolsover Castle (8.4 km) is the best known.
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle8.4 km southwest
Historic houseChatsworth House28 km westHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall15 km southwestCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle22 km north
CastleCodnor Castle28 km south
CathedralSheffield Cathedral21 km northwest
CastleNottingham Castle37 km south
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie21 km northwest
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey23 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRoche Abbey13 km north
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle39 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRufford Abbey16 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Whitwell (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.
Quick answers on Whitwell
What is there to see near Whitwell?
No attraction is mapped inside Whitwell itself. Within 5 km of it are Welbeck Abbey, Harley Gallery and Foundation, Creswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre and Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre.
Does Whitwell have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Whitwell: Harley Gallery and Foundation, Creswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre and Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Whitwell?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bolsover Castle (English Heritage), 8.4 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Whitwell?
Within 40 km: Bolsover Castle (8.4 km), Chatsworth House (28 km), Hardwick Hall (15 km), Conisbrough Castle (22 km).
Where are Whitwell’s historic buildings listed?
Whitwell has 8 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Whitwell 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 (11)
- Harley Gallery and Foundation: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, 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
- Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roche Abbey: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufford Abbey: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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