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Nottingham Castle
Attractions in Clifton

Around Clifton, start with Nottingham Castle

Of the 27 places to visit in and around Clifton, 21 are museums or galleries. Clifton itself has none of them. Set 20 km out, Derby Museum and Art Gallery makes a day trip.

Photo: Nottingham Castle, Cosmicutencil (CC0)
In Clifton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
27
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
21
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Around Clifton: where to begin

Alongside Nottingham Castle you find 3 museums, a cathedral and an art gallery.

CastleNottingham Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northCathedralNottingham Cathedral4.3 km outside town, to the northMuseumWollaton Hall3.9 km outside town, to the northArt galleryNottingham Contemporary4.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumJudges Retiring Room4.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumNottingham Transport Heritage Centre1.9 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Map of the places

Furthest from the centre is Green's Windmill & Science Centre, 6.4 km away.

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The dashed line is Clifton’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

Sorted by kind

Museums or galleries lead the count with 21; 3 are castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 19 museums · 2 art galleries0 in town · 21 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 cathedral · 1 historic site0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

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

Every place

All 27 on the list

These 27 are all within 5 km of its edge.

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

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

Big names nearby

Further away

The pick of the 12 is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 20 km off.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery20 km westMuseumPickford's House Museum21 km westMuseumMuseum of Making20 km westCastleCodnor Castle20 km northwestCathedralDerby Cathedral20 km westCathedralLeicester Cathedral30 km southCastle · National TrustDuffield Castle23 km northwestHistoric houseBelvoir Castle27 km eastAbbey or prioryNewstead Abbey19 km northHistoric house · National TrustKedleston Hall25 km westCastleMelbourne Castle19 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall31 km north

Places well known beyond Clifton (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.

Know before you go to Clifton

What is there to see near Clifton?

No attraction is mapped inside Clifton itself. Within 5 km of it are Nottingham Castle, Nottingham Cathedral, Wollaton Hall and Nottingham Contemporary.

Does Clifton have a museum?

21 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Clifton: Wollaton Hall, Nottingham Contemporary, Judges Retiring Room and Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 23 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Clifton?

Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (20 km), Pickford's House Museum (21 km), Museum of Making (20 km), Codnor Castle (20 km).

Where are Clifton’s historic buildings listed?

Clifton has 19 listed buildings, 2 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 Clifton 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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