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Attractions in Beeston

Canalside Heritage Centre is Beeston’s place to visit

Of the 30 places to visit in and around Beeston, 22 are museums or galleries. Mapped inside Beeston’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 29. The big name further out is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 17 km from the centre.

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In Beeston
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
29
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
22
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Beeston’s best known

Next to Canalside Heritage Centre, the best known are 2 museums, a castle and a cathedral.

MuseumMuseumCanalside Heritage Centrein townCastleNottingham Castle3.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumWollaton Hall1.1 km outside town, to the northeastCathedralNottingham Cathedral3.8 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryNottingham Contemporary4.1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumNottingham Industrial Museum1 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Finding your way

To the northeast is where most of the 29 nearby are.

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The dashed line is Beeston’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

Kind by kind

22 museums or galleries and 6 other attractions top the count.

Museums & galleries 20 museums · 2 art galleries1 in town · 21 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 cathedral0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 6 attractions0 in town · 6 nearby

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

Every place

Place by place

The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 29 more.

The one inside Beeston comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

44 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Beeston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Beeston →

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, at 17 km, heads the 12.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery17 km westMuseumPickford's House Museum17 km westMuseumMuseum of Making16 km westCastleCodnor Castle16 km northwestCathedralDerby Cathedral17 km westCastle · National TrustDuffield Castle19 km northwestAbbey or prioryNewstead Abbey18 km northHistoric house · National TrustKedleston Hall21 km westCathedralLeicester Cathedral33 km southHistoric houseBelvoir Castle30 km eastCastleMelbourne Castle17 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall28 km north

Places well known beyond Beeston (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 Beeston’s attractions

What are the main attractions in Beeston?

The place to visit inside Beeston’s built-up area is Canalside Heritage Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 29 more within 5 km.

Does Beeston have a museum?

22 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Beeston: Canalside Heritage Centre, Wollaton Hall, Nottingham Contemporary and Nottingham Industrial Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 19 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Beeston?

Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (17 km), Pickford's House Museum (17 km), Museum of Making (16 km), Codnor Castle (16 km).

Where are Beeston’s historic buildings listed?

Beeston has 44 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 Beeston 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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