Around Long Whatton, Diseworth Heritage Centre leads the list
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 5 of 9. None of them is inside Long Whatton itself. Derby Museum and Art Gallery is worth a day, 18 km from the centre.
The best known around Long Whatton
Diseworth Heritage Centre aside, the next best known are 3 museums, an art gallery and a historic site.
MuseumKegworth Heritage Centre3.1 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryTarpey Gallery4.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCastle Donington Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric siteArmstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy3.8 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Most of the 9 out of town lie to the northwest.
The dashed line is Long Whatton’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 mix
5 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 3.
Green: inside Long Whatton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 9 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Long Whatton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Long Whatton →
Out of town
Derby Museum and Art Gallery (18 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery18 km northwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum19 km northwest
MuseumMuseum of Making18 km northwest
CastleNottingham Castle18 km northeast
CathedralDerby Cathedral18 km northwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral22 km southeast
CastleMelbourne Castle9.1 km west
Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey7.5 km south
CastleCodnor Castle27 km north
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle25 km northwest
CathedralLichfield Cathedral39 km west
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall24 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Long Whatton (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.
Long Whatton: questions and answers
What is there to see near Long Whatton?
No attraction is mapped inside Long Whatton itself. Within 5 km of it are Diseworth Heritage Centre, East Midlands Aeropark, Kegworth Heritage Centre and Tarpey Gallery.
Does Long Whatton have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Long Whatton: Diseworth Heritage Centre, East Midlands Aeropark, Kegworth Heritage Centre and Tarpey Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Long Whatton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 25 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Long Whatton?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (18 km), Pickford's House Museum (19 km), Museum of Making (18 km), Nottingham Castle (18 km).
Where are Long Whatton’s historic buildings listed?
Long Whatton has 17 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 Long Whatton 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)
- Kegworth Heritage Centre: FotoFree, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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