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Mountsorrel Railway
Attractions in Mountsorrel

Mountsorrel’s places to visit, starting with Mountsorrel Railway

2 places to visit are mapped inside Mountsorrel’s built-up area, with 5 more within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 3 museums, 2 heritage railways and 2 attractions. Beyond the town, Derby Museum and Art Gallery sits 32 km away.

Photo: Mountsorrel Railway, Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Mountsorrel
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known

The names to know in Mountsorrel

Once you have seen Mountsorrel Railway, try 3 museums, a heritage railway and an attraction.

Heritage railwayMountsorrel Railwayin townMuseumMuseumStonehurst Motor Museumin townMuseumBelgrave Hall Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southHeritage railwayGreat Central Railway4.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumJohn Taylor Bellfoundry Museum5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionKing William's Bridge4 km outside town, to the southwest

Each 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

Where each one is

At 7.2 km, John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Mountsorrel’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

Which kinds

Museums or galleries number 3, zoos, theme parks or other days out 2.

Museums & galleries 3 museums1 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 heritage railways1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Mountsorrel. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Full list of places

It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 5 within 5 km of its edge.

The 2 inside Mountsorrel come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

60 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Mountsorrel’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mountsorrel →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Out of town, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (32 km) leads 12 names to know.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery32 km northwestCathedralLeicester Cathedral9.4 km southCastle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle11 km southwestGardenBradgate Park6.3 km southwestMuseumNational Space Centre7.3 km southCastleNottingham Castle26 km northMuseumPickford's House Museum33 km northwestMuseumMuseum of Making32 km northwestCastleLeicester Castle9.7 km southMuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery10 km southAbbey or prioryLeicester Abbey7.9 km southCathedralDerby Cathedral32 km northwest

Places well known beyond Mountsorrel (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.

Seeing Mountsorrel: your questions

What are the main attractions in Mountsorrel?

The best known inside Mountsorrel’s built-up area are Mountsorrel Railway and Stonehurst Motor Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.

Does Mountsorrel have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Mountsorrel: Stonehurst Motor Museum, Belgrave Hall Museum and John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Mountsorrel?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Muxloe Castle (English Heritage), 11 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Mountsorrel?

Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (32 km), Leicester Cathedral (9.4 km), Kirby Muxloe Castle (11 km), Bradgate Park (6.3 km).

Where are Mountsorrel’s historic buildings listed?

Mountsorrel has 60 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 Mountsorrel 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).

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