In Winster, Winster Market House is the place to visit
Mapped inside Winster’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 5. They include 4 attractions, a heritage railway and a museum. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. The trip to Chatsworth House is 9.9 km.
The names to know in Winster
Then come 3 attractions, a heritage railway and a museum, behind Winster Market House.
Heritage railwayPeak Rail5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumDarley Dale Waiting Room Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionAndle Stone2.1 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionCork Stone1.9 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionHeights of Abraham5 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Peak Rail marks the outer edge, 5.6 km away.
The dashed line is Winster’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Most common are other attractions: 4 of 6.
Green: inside Winster. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Winster Market House).
Full list of places
First the one in town, then the 5 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Winster comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
65 listed buildings are on Winster’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Winster →
Beyond the town
Chatsworth House, 9.9 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Historic houseChatsworth House9.9 km north
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery27 km southeastHistoric houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall5.9 km north
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort24 km southwest · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
MuseumPickford's House Museum26 km southeast
MuseumMuseum of Making26 km southeast
CastleCodnor Castle22 km southeast
MuseumNational Tramway Museum11 km southeast
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle19 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle24 km north
CathedralDerby Cathedral26 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall21 km southPlaces well known beyond Winster (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 Winster: questions
What are the main attractions in Winster?
The place to visit inside Winster’s built-up area is Winster Market House. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Winster have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Winster: Darley Dale Waiting Room Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Winster?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Winster, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Winster Market House).
What are the best-known days out near Winster?
Within 40 km: Chatsworth House (9.9 km), Derby Museum and Art Gallery (27 km), Haddon Hall (5.9 km), Alton Towers Resort (24 km).
Where are Winster’s historic buildings listed?
Winster has 65 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 Winster 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 (12)
- Peak Rail: Beryl Allcoat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, 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
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