Places to visit around Queniborough, from Retro Computer Museum
For a trip from Queniborough, Leicester Cathedral is 9.7 km away. Our list finds nothing inside Queniborough’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge. They include a museum and an attraction.
Where to start near Queniborough
Beyond Retro Computer Museum, there is an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
At the edge of the map sits The Humber Stone, 5.5 km out.
The dashed line is Queniborough’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
The list holds a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Queniborough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Queniborough
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
24 listed buildings are on Queniborough’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Queniborough →
For a day out
Worth the drive, Leicester Cathedral (9.7 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral9.7 km southwest
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery38 km northwest
MuseumNational Space Centre7.8 km southwest
CastleNottingham Castle28 km north
CastleLeicester Castle10 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle14 km southwest
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery9.8 km southwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum38 km northwest
MuseumMuseum of Making38 km northwest
Historic houseBelvoir Castle28 km northeast
Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey8.5 km southwest
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor31 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Queniborough (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.
Questions about Queniborough’s attractions
What is there to see near Queniborough?
No attraction is mapped inside Queniborough itself. Within 5 km of it are Retro Computer Museum and The Humber Stone.
Does Queniborough have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Queniborough: Retro Computer Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Queniborough?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Muxloe Castle (English Heritage), 14 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Queniborough?
Within 40 km: Leicester Cathedral (9.7 km), Derby Museum and Art Gallery (38 km), National Space Centre (7.8 km), Nottingham Castle (28 km).
Where are Queniborough’s historic buildings listed?
Queniborough has 24 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Queniborough 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)
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, 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
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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