
Stanford Hall is Rempstone’s place to visit
Among the places to visit in and near Rempstone are 4 museums, a historic house and a heritage railway. We list one place to visit inside Rempstone’s built-up area and 7 within 5 km of its edge. The big name further out is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 26 km from the centre.
First stops in Rempstone
Following Stanford Hall are 3 museums, a heritage railway and an attraction.
Historic houseStanford Hallin town
MuseumLoughborough Carillon5 km outside town, to the southwest
Heritage railwayGreat Central Railway4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumCharnwood Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionManor Farm & Woodlands1.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumJohn Taylor Bellfoundry Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
Close by, the 7 mostly lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is Rempstone’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Count 4 museums or galleries and 2 castles or historic places.
Green: inside Rempstone. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 8 on the list
In town there is one, and the list adds 7 more within 5 km of its edge.
Loughborough Carillon
Grade II listed military museum in Loughborough, United Kingdom.
Great Central Railway
Heritage railway based in Loughborough, England, UK.
Charnwood Museum
Museum in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum
Museum in Loughborough, England, UK.
The Old Rectory Museum
Museum in Loughborough, England, United Kingdom.
The one inside Rempstone comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
20 listed buildings are on Rempstone’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rempstone →
Further afield
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, at 26 km, heads the 12 day trips.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery26 km northwest
CastleNottingham Castle15 km north
CathedralLeicester Cathedral20 km south
MuseumPickford's House Museum26 km northwest
MuseumMuseum of Making26 km northwest
CathedralDerby Cathedral26 km northwest
CathedralNottingham Cathedral16 km north
Historic houseBelvoir Castle26 km east
CastleCodnor Castle29 km northwest
MuseumWollaton Hall16 km north
CastleMelbourne Castle19 km west
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle31 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Rempstone (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.
Quick answers on Rempstone
What are the main attractions in Rempstone?
The place to visit inside Rempstone’s built-up area is Stanford Hall. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.
Does Rempstone have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rempstone: Loughborough Carillon, Charnwood Museum, John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum and The Old Rectory Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rempstone?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 31 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Rempstone?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (26 km), Nottingham Castle (15 km), Leicester Cathedral (20 km), Pickford's House Museum (26 km).
Where are Rempstone’s historic buildings listed?
Rempstone has 20 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 Rempstone 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 (16)
- Stanford Hall: John Beniston, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loughborough Carillon: User:Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great Central Railway: Duncan Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charnwood Museum: Adele Beeby, 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
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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