Mansfield Museum
Local authority museum located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Rainworth
Photo: Mansfield Museum, Nottingham311 (CC BY-SA 4.0)Around Rainworth, Mansfield Museum leads the list
Our list finds nothing inside Rainworth’s built-up area, but 7 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for 3 museums, 2 theme parks and 2 attractions. Derby Museum and Art Gallery is worth a day, 33 km from the centre.
In Rainworth
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Rainworth
Then come 2 attractions, 2 museums and a theme park, behind Mansfield Museum.
MuseumMansfield Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkWheelgate Park2.3 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionGo Ape! Sherwood Pines3.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumBilsthorpe Heritage Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHalifax Bomber Memorial4.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumMaking It! Discovery Centre3.8 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 map
Where they are
Furthest from the centre is Mansfield Museum, 6.2 km away.
The dashed line is Rainworth’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
Kinds of place
There are more museums or galleries (3) than anything else, then zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 theme parks0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Rainworth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place, in and near Rainworth
Its 7 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Big names nearby
Around the region
The pick of the 12 is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 33 km off.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery33 km southwest
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey6.9 km southwest
CastleNottingham Castle19 km south
CastleCodnor Castle18 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall14 km northwest
ChurchSouthwell Minster12 km southeast
Historic houseChatsworth House35 km west
MuseumPickford's House Museum33 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRufford Abbey8.3 km northeast
MuseumMuseum of Making32 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle18 km northwest
CathedralNottingham Cathedral18 km southPlaces well known beyond Rainworth (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.
Before a day out in Rainworth
What is there to see near Rainworth?
No attraction is mapped inside Rainworth itself. Within 5 km of it are Mansfield Museum, Wheelgate Park, Go Ape! Sherwood Pines and Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum.
Does Rainworth have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rainworth: Mansfield Museum, Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum and Making It! Discovery Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rainworth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hardwick Hall (National Trust), 14 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Rainworth?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (33 km), Newstead Abbey (6.9 km), Nottingham Castle (19 km), Codnor Castle (18 km).
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 Rainworth 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 (12)
- Mansfield Museum: Nottingham311, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southwell Minster: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickford's House Museum: sps1955 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufford Abbey: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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