What is near Awsworth: Beauvale Priory first
Visitors to Awsworth can choose from 4 museums, 2 attractions and an abbey or priory. There is no place to visit inside Awsworth’s built-up area; there are 8 within 5 km of its edge. Beyond the town, Derby Museum and Art Gallery sits 15 km away.
Around Awsworth: where to begin
The list goes on from Beauvale Priory to 3 museums, a theme park and an attraction.
Abbey or prioryBeauvale Priory4.3 km outside town, to the north
MuseumErewash Museum1.7 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumD.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum2.8 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkRed Kangaroo3.9 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionThe Bottle Kiln4.5 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumVacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer4.9 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.
The layout
Out at 5.7 km is Hemlock Stone, the farthest.
The dashed line is Awsworth’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
4 are museums or galleries; other attractions come next with 2.
Green: inside Awsworth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
You will find all 8 within 5 km of its edge.
D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum
Museum in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom.
Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer
Museum in Heanor, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Awsworth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Awsworth →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Worth the drive, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (15 km) is first of the 12.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery15 km southwest
CastleCodnor Castle7.6 km northwest
CastleNottingham Castle10 km southeast
MuseumPickford's House Museum15 km southwest
MuseumMuseum of Making15 km southwest
CathedralDerby Cathedral15 km southwest
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle14 km west
MuseumWollaton Hall7 km southeast
CathedralNottingham Cathedral9.6 km southeast
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey12 km northeast
Historic houseChatsworth House34 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall17 km westPlaces well known beyond Awsworth (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.
Visiting Awsworth: the answers
What is there to see near Awsworth?
No attraction is mapped inside Awsworth itself. Within 5 km of it are Beauvale Priory, Erewash Museum, D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum and Red Kangaroo.
Does Awsworth have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Awsworth: Erewash Museum, D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer and Hucknall Flight Test Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Awsworth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 14 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Awsworth?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (15 km), Codnor Castle (7.6 km), Nottingham Castle (10 km), Pickford's House Museum (15 km).
Where are Awsworth’s historic buildings listed?
Awsworth has 3 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 Awsworth 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 (15)
- Beauvale Priory: Tina Cordon at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erewash Museum: Aethonatic, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, 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
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, 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
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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