Around Swingate, Beauvale Priory leads the list
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 4 of 6. None of them is inside Swingate itself. Further out, Derby Museum and Art Gallery is 17 km away.
Leading the list near Swingate
Alongside Beauvale Priory you find 4 museums and a theme park.
Abbey or prioryBeauvale Priory4.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumErewash Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumD.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkRed Kangaroo2.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumHucknall Flight Test Museum3.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumWollaton Dovecote4.5 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
The list reaches out to Beauvale Priory, 5.2 km away.
The dashed line is Swingate’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Most common are museums or galleries: 4 of 6.
Green: inside Swingate. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Swingate
Nothing is inside Swingate itself; these 6 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Swingate’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Swingate →
Names further out
Most famous of the 12 is Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 17 km from the centre.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery17 km southwest
CastleNottingham Castle8.2 km southeast
CastleCodnor Castle9.1 km northwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum17 km southwest
MuseumMuseum of Making17 km southwest
CathedralNottingham Cathedral7.7 km southeast
MuseumWollaton Hall5.6 km southeast
CathedralDerby Cathedral17 km southwest
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey11 km northeast
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle16 km west
Historic houseChatsworth House36 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall19 km westPlaces well known beyond Swingate (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.
Places to visit in Swingate: questions
What is there to see near Swingate?
No attraction is mapped inside Swingate itself. Within 5 km of it are Beauvale Priory, Erewash Museum, D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum and Red Kangaroo.
Does Swingate have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Swingate: Erewash Museum, D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Hucknall Flight Test Museum and Wollaton Dovecote.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Swingate?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 16 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Swingate?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (17 km), Nottingham Castle (8.2 km), Codnor Castle (9.1 km), Pickford's House Museum (17 km).
Where are Swingate’s historic buildings listed?
Swingate has 1 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 Swingate 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 (15)
- Beauvale Priory: Tina Cordon at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erewash Museum: Aethonatic, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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