Places to visit near Wymeswold: Stanford Hall & more
From Wymeswold, the big name within reach is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 28 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a historic house and an attraction, among others.
The names to know near Wymeswold
Once you have seen Stanford Hall, try an attraction.
Historic houseStanford Hall3.8 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionManor Farm & Woodlands4.1 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
The outermost point is Manor Farm & Woodlands, at 4.8 km.
The dashed line is Wymeswold’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 you can see
It comes down to a historic house and an attraction.
Green: inside Wymeswold. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Nothing is inside Wymeswold itself; these 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
42 listed buildings are on Wymeswold’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wymeswold →
Beyond the town
Derby Museum and Art Gallery (28 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery28 km northwest
CastleNottingham Castle16 km north
CathedralLeicester Cathedral19 km south
MuseumPickford's House Museum29 km northwest
MuseumMuseum of Making28 km northwest
Historic houseBelvoir Castle24 km northeast
CathedralDerby Cathedral28 km northwest
CathedralNottingham Cathedral17 km north
CastleCodnor Castle31 km northwest
MuseumWollaton Hall17 km northwest
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor32 km east
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle21 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Wymeswold (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 Wymeswold’s attractions
What is there to see near Wymeswold?
No attraction is mapped inside Wymeswold itself. Within 5 km of it are Stanford Hall and Manor Farm & Woodlands.
Does Wymeswold have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Wymeswold.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wymeswold?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Woolsthorpe Manor (National Trust), 32 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Wymeswold?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (28 km), Nottingham Castle (16 km), Leicester Cathedral (19 km), Pickford's House Museum (29 km).
Where are Wymeswold’s historic buildings listed?
Wymeswold has 42 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 Wymeswold 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)
- Stanford Hall: John Beniston, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: 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
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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