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Battlefield Line Railway
Attractions in Stapleton

Battlefield Line Railway, 4.1 km from Stapleton

Look within 5 km of its edge for the 5 places to visit; none is inside Stapleton’s built-up area. On the list: 2 museums, 2 attractions and a heritage railway, among others. At 39 km, Derby Museum and Art Gallery is worth the journey.

Photo: Battlefield Line Railway, PeterSkuce (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Stapleton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known

Leading the list near Stapleton

Alongside Battlefield Line Railway you find 2 museums and 2 attractions.

Heritage railwayBattlefield Line Railway3.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumBosworth Field Visitor Centre2.9 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumHinckley and District Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionAmbion Hill3.1 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionKing Richard's Well3 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

The map view

The map puts most of the 5 to the northwest.

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The dashed line is Stapleton’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

By kind

Ahead are museums or galleries (2); next, other attractions (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

Every one of them

5 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.

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

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

Big names nearby

Further away

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, at 39 km, heads the 12.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery39 km northCathedralLeicester Cathedral16 km eastCathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael22 km southwestCastleWarwick Castle37 km southwestCastle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle11 km northeastBig drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery39 km west · 856K visitors a yearCastle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle31 km southwestMuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum22 km southwest · 300K visitors a year (2010)CathedralLichfield Cathedral34 km westMuseumPickford's House Museum39 km northMuseumMuseum of Making39 km northCathedralDerby Cathedral39 km north

Places well known beyond Stapleton (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.

What people ask about Stapleton

What is there to see near Stapleton?

No attraction is mapped inside Stapleton itself. Within 5 km of it are Battlefield Line Railway, Bosworth Field Visitor Centre, Hinckley and District Museum and Ambion Hill.

Does Stapleton have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Stapleton: Bosworth Field Visitor Centre and Hinckley and District Museum.

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

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

What are the best-known days out near Stapleton?

Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (39 km), Leicester Cathedral (16 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (22 km), Warwick Castle (37 km).

Where are Stapleton’s historic buildings listed?

Stapleton 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 Stapleton 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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