Nothing mapped in Rothley itself; Bradgate Park is the nearest draw
All of it lies outside: 5 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Rothley’s built-up area. The commonest are 2 attractions, a garden and a heritage railway. Set 8.4 km out, Leicester Cathedral makes a day trip.
The best known around Rothley
Beyond Bradgate Park, there are 2 attractions, a heritage railway and a museum.
GardenBradgate Park4.2 km outside town, to the southwest
Heritage railwayMountsorrel Railway1.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumStonehurst Motor Museum1.6 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionKing William's Bridge3.2 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionPackhorse Bridge3.9 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.
Mapped around Rothley
Leave town to the southwest for most of the 5 nearby.
The dashed line is Rothley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
It comes down to 2 attractions, a garden and a heritage railway.
Green: inside Rothley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Here are the 5 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Rothley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rothley →
Bigger names, a drive away
Start with Leicester Cathedral, 8.4 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral8.4 km south
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery32 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle9.4 km southwest
MuseumNational Space Centre6.3 km south
CastleLeicester Castle8.6 km south
CastleNottingham Castle27 km north
MuseumPickford's House Museum33 km northwest
MuseumMuseum of Making32 km northwest
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery9.1 km south
Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey6.8 km south
Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey12 km west
CathedralDerby Cathedral32 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Rothley (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.
Common questions about Rothley
What is there to see near Rothley?
No attraction is mapped inside Rothley itself. Within 5 km of it are Bradgate Park, Mountsorrel Railway, Stonehurst Motor Museum and King William's Bridge.
Does Rothley have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Rothley: Stonehurst Motor Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rothley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Muxloe Castle (English Heritage), 9.4 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Rothley?
Within 40 km: Leicester Cathedral (8.4 km), Derby Museum and Art Gallery (32 km), Kirby Muxloe Castle (9.4 km), National Space Centre (6.3 km).
Where are Rothley’s historic buildings listed?
Rothley has 4 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 Rothley 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 (14)
- Bradgate Park: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mountsorrel Railway: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, 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
- Leicester Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, 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
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