Shackerstone railway station
Preserved railway station and heritage museum in Leicestershire, England, UK.
Attractions in Heather
Photo: Shackerstone railway station, Robpics69 (Public domain)Shackerstone railway station leads what is near Heather
With nothing inside Heather’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. A longer outing takes you to Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 26 km off.
In Heather
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Heather, the best known
After Shackerstone railway station come 2 museums.
MuseumShackerstone railway station3.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumDonington-le-Heath Manor House3.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumSnibston Colliery Park4.2 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
Places on the map
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the northeast.
The dashed line is Heather’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
The mix
They are all museums or galleries: 3 in all.
Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Green: inside Heather. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place, in and near Heather
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Donington-le-Heath Manor House
UK historic house museum in Donington le Heath, Coalville, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Heather’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Heather →
Big names nearby
Beyond Heather
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, at 26 km, heads the 12 day trips.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery26 km north
CathedralLeicester Cathedral21 km east
Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle6.5 km northwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum26 km north
MuseumMuseum of Making26 km north
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael32 km south
CathedralLichfield Cathedral27 km west
Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey8.8 km northeast
CathedralDerby Cathedral26 km north
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle15 km southeast
CastleMelbourne Castle14 km north
CastleNottingham Castle34 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Heather (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.
Asked about places to visit in Heather
What is there to see near Heather?
No attraction is mapped inside Heather itself. Within 5 km of it are Shackerstone railway station, Donington-le-Heath Manor House and Snibston Colliery Park.
Does Heather have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Heather: Shackerstone railway station, Donington-le-Heath Manor House and Snibston Colliery Park.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Heather?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ashby de la Zouch Castle (English Heritage), 6.5 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Heather?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (26 km), Leicester Cathedral (21 km), Ashby de la Zouch Castle (6.5 km), Pickford's House Museum (26 km).
Where are Heather’s historic buildings listed?
Heather 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 Heather 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)
- Shackerstone railway station: Robpics69, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, 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
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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