Places to visit around Belton, from Mount St Bernard Abbey
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Belton’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. They include an abbey or priory, a museum and an attraction. Further afield, Derby Museum and Art Gallery is 18 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Belton
Next to Mount St Bernard Abbey, the best known are a museum and an attraction.
Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey4.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumDiseworth Heritage Centre3.3 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionHough Tower Mill4.7 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
The farthest of them, Hough Tower Mill, is 5 km out.
The dashed line is Belton’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
The list holds an abbey or priory, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Belton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
You will find all 3 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Belton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Belton →
A little further out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 18 km away.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery18 km northwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum19 km northwest
MuseumMuseum of Making19 km northwest
CastleMelbourne Castle7.4 km northwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral21 km southeast
CathedralDerby Cathedral19 km northwest
CastleNottingham Castle22 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle9.4 km southwest
Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey8.2 km west
CathedralLichfield Cathedral35 km west
CastleCodnor Castle29 km north
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle26 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Belton (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.
Practical questions about Belton
What is there to see near Belton?
No attraction is mapped inside Belton itself. Within 5 km of it are Mount St Bernard Abbey, Diseworth Heritage Centre and Hough Tower Mill.
Does Belton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Belton: Diseworth Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Belton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ashby de la Zouch Castle (English Heritage), 9.4 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Belton?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (18 km), Pickford's House Museum (19 km), Museum of Making (19 km), Melbourne Castle (7.4 km).
Where are Belton’s historic buildings listed?
Belton has 9 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 Belton 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 (13)
- Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, 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
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calke Abbey: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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