Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
Heritage railway based in Nottinghamshire, England.
Attractions in Tollerton
Photo: Holme Pierrepont Hall, MichaelMaggs (CC BY-SA 4.0)Around Tollerton, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre leads the list
5 of the 6 places to visit in and around Tollerton are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Tollerton itself. Derby Museum and Art Gallery lies 26 km out, the pick for a day trip.
In Tollerton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Tollerton
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre aside, the next best known are 4 museums and a historic house.
MuseumMuseumNottingham Transport Heritage Centre3.2 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseHolme Pierrepont Hall4.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumThe Village Museum3.1 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumRuddington Framework Knitters Museum3.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBarnwright's3.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumNottingham Forest Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseHolme Pierrepont Hall4.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumThe Village Museum3.1 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumRuddington Framework Knitters Museum3.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBarnwright's3.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumNottingham Forest Museum4.3 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 to go
At the edge of the map sits Holme Pierrepont Hall, 5.4 km out.
The dashed line is Tollerton’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
What is on offer
5 of the 6 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Museums & galleries 5 museums0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Tollerton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything on the list
Its 6 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
Further afield
Head 26 km out for Derby Museum and Art Gallery, the best known of 12.
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery26 km west
CastleNottingham Castle6.7 km northwest
CathedralNottingham Cathedral7.2 km northwest
MuseumPickford's House Museum26 km west
MuseumMuseum of Making26 km west
MuseumWollaton Hall9.3 km northwest
Historic houseBelvoir Castle21 km east
CastleCodnor Castle24 km northwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral30 km south
CathedralDerby Cathedral26 km west
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey21 km north
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle28 km westPlaces well known beyond Tollerton (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 Tollerton: questions
What is there to see near Tollerton?
No attraction is mapped inside Tollerton itself. Within 5 km of it are Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Holme Pierrepont Hall, The Village Museum and Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum.
Does Tollerton have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Tollerton: Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, The Village Museum, Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum and Barnwright's.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tollerton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Duffield Castle (National Trust), 28 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Tollerton?
Within 40 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (26 km), Nottingham Castle (6.7 km), Nottingham Cathedral (7.2 km), Pickford's House Museum (26 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 Tollerton 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)
- Holme Pierrepont Hall: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., 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
- Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, 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
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, 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
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