Around Woodthorpe, Bolsover Castle leads the list
For a trip from Woodthorpe, Derby Museum and Art Gallery is 40 km away. With nothing inside Woodthorpe’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for a castle and a historic house. One of the places on the list is maintained by English Heritage.
Leading the list near Woodthorpe
Then comes a historic house, behind Bolsover Castle.
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle4.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseRenishaw Hall3.7 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.
Map of the places
At 4.7 km, Bolsover Castle is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Woodthorpe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.
Green: inside Woodthorpe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Bolsover Castle).
All the places to visit
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Renishaw Hall
Grade I listed historic house museum in North East Derbyshire, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Woodthorpe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Woodthorpe →
Day trips
Top of the 12 day trips: Derby Museum and Art Gallery, at 40 km.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery40 km south
Historic houseChatsworth House19 km westHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall11 km south
CathedralSheffield Cathedral16 km northwest
CastleCodnor Castle25 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle25 km north
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie16 km northwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum40 km south
MuseumMuseum of Making39 km south
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle31 km west
CastleNottingham Castle37 km south
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey23 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Woodthorpe (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.
What people ask about Woodthorpe
What is there to see near Woodthorpe?
No attraction is mapped inside Woodthorpe itself. Within 5 km of it are Bolsover Castle and Renishaw Hall.
Does Woodthorpe have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Woodthorpe.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Woodthorpe?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Woodthorpe, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Bolsover Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Woodthorpe?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (40 km), Chatsworth House (19 km), Hardwick Hall (11 km), Sheffield Cathedral (16 km).
Where are Woodthorpe’s historic buildings listed?
Woodthorpe has 1 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 Woodthorpe 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)
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Renishaw Hall: DAVID M GOODWIN, 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
- Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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