Close to Whitwick: Mount St Bernard Abbey and more
Nothing on our list is inside Whitwick’s built-up area; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 museums, an abbey or priory and an attraction to choose from. Set 22 km out, Derby Museum and Art Gallery makes a day trip.
Around Whitwick: where to begin
Behind Mount St Bernard Abbey on the list are 2 museums and an attraction.
Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey1.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumDonington-le-Heath Manor House2.5 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionHough Tower Mill1.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumSnibston Colliery Park1.2 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.
The layout
The list reaches out to Donington-le-Heath Manor House, 3.9 km away.
The dashed line is Whitwick’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
The places here are 2 museums, an abbey or priory and an attraction.
Green: inside Whitwick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Nothing is inside Whitwick itself; these 4 are within 5 km of its edge.
Donington-le-Heath Manor House
UK historic house museum in Donington le Heath, Coalville, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Whitwick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Whitwick →
Further afield
Worth the drive, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (22 km) is first of the 12.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery22 km north
MuseumPickford's House Museum22 km northwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral19 km southeast
MuseumMuseum of Making22 km north
Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle7.1 km west
CastleMelbourne Castle9.8 km northwest
CathedralDerby Cathedral22 km north
CastleNottingham Castle27 km northeast
CathedralLichfield Cathedral32 km west
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael39 km south
Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey9 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle15 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Whitwick (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 Whitwick: questions
What is there to see near Whitwick?
No attraction is mapped inside Whitwick itself. Within 5 km of it are Mount St Bernard Abbey, Donington-le-Heath Manor House, Hough Tower Mill and Snibston Colliery Park.
Does Whitwick have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Whitwick: Donington-le-Heath Manor House and Snibston Colliery Park.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Whitwick?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ashby de la Zouch Castle (English Heritage), 7.1 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Whitwick?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (22 km), Pickford's House Museum (22 km), Leicester Cathedral (19 km), Museum of Making (22 km).
Where are Whitwick’s historic buildings listed?
Whitwick has 13 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 Whitwick 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)
- Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickford's House Museum: sps1955 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calke Abbey: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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