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Mountsorrel Railway
Attractions in Sileby

Close to Sileby: Mountsorrel Railway and more

From Sileby, the big name within reach is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 33 km away. There is no place to visit inside Sileby’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a heritage railway and a museum.

Photo: Mountsorrel Railway, Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Sileby
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known

The names to know near Sileby

Mountsorrel Railway aside, the next best known is a museum.

Heritage railwayMountsorrel Railway1.8 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumStonehurst Motor Museum2 km outside town, to the west

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

Mapped

The map ends at Stonehurst Motor Museum, 3 km out.

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The dashed line is Sileby’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 types of place

Between them they are a heritage railway and a museum.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

All the places to visit

Both is within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

10 listed buildings are on Sileby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sileby →

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, at 33 km, heads the 12 day trips.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery33 km northwestCathedralLeicester Cathedral11 km southCastleNottingham Castle24 km northMuseumPickford's House Museum33 km northwestMuseumMuseum of Making33 km northwestCastle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle14 km southwestMuseumNational Space Centre9.1 km southGardenBradgate Park9.3 km southwestCastleLeicester Castle12 km southHistoric houseBelvoir Castle28 km northeastMuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery12 km southCathedralDerby Cathedral33 km northwest

Places well known beyond Sileby (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.

Good to know in Sileby

What is there to see near Sileby?

No attraction is mapped inside Sileby itself. Within 5 km of it are Mountsorrel Railway and Stonehurst Motor Museum.

Does Sileby have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Sileby: Stonehurst Motor Museum.

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

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 Sileby?

Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (33 km), Leicester Cathedral (11 km), Nottingham Castle (24 km), Pickford's House Museum (33 km).

Where are Sileby’s historic buildings listed?

Sileby has 10 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 Sileby 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.