Stanford Hall heads the list around Costock
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Costock’s built-up area. They include a historic house, an attraction and a historic site. Further out, Derby Museum and Art Gallery is 24 km away.
Leading the list near Costock
After Stanford Hall come an attraction and a historic site.
Historic houseStanford Hall2.5 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionManor Farm & Woodlands1.2 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteThe Cuckoo Bush4.2 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.
Places on the map
To the southwest lie most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Costock’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
2 of the 3 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Costock. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Costock’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Costock →
A little further out
Of the 12 day trips, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (24 km) is the best known.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery24 km northwest
CastleNottingham Castle13 km north
MuseumPickford's House Museum25 km northwest
MuseumMuseum of Making24 km northwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral22 km south
CathedralNottingham Cathedral14 km north
CathedralDerby Cathedral24 km northwest
CastleCodnor Castle27 km northwest
Historic houseBelvoir Castle26 km east
MuseumWollaton Hall14 km north
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle29 km northwest
CastleMelbourne Castle18 km westPlaces well known beyond Costock (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.
Your questions on Costock
What is there to see near Costock?
No attraction is mapped inside Costock itself. Within 5 km of it are Stanford Hall, Manor Farm & Woodlands and The Cuckoo Bush.
Does Costock have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Costock.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Costock?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 29 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Costock?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (24 km), Nottingham Castle (13 km), Pickford's House Museum (25 km), Museum of Making (24 km).
Where are Costock’s historic buildings listed?
Costock has 7 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 Costock 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
- Pickford's House Museum: sps1955 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, 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
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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