Albion Guide
Menu
Map

Areas

Protected landscapesCountry estatesNature reservesCountry parksCoastlineIslands

Routes

TrailsWaterways

Natural spots

Hills & peaksLakes & lochsWaterfallsBeaches & swimmingViewpointsCavesSSSIs

Historic places

Castles & strongholdsAbbeys & prioriesAncient stonesRoman sitesBattlefieldsChalk figuresNational Trust

Villages & landmarks

Villages & townsPubs & restaurantsChurchesHouses & gardensFarms, vineyards & producersWindmillsLighthousesOther sightsAttractionsFolliesOutdoor saunas

Near you

By townBy countyBy station
Saved
Photo of Wollaton Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Nottinghamshire, central England.

Wollaton Hall© Mike Peel / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places to explore near Ilkeston StationIlkeston

37 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

Open the map here

Open in full map →Full map →
OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the River Trent, a 95-mile river navigation running from Shardlow to Trent Falls, central England.Highlight

River Trent

River navigation

The powerhouse river of the Midlands, navigable from Shardlow through Nottingham and Newark to the tidal reaches at Gainsborough.

0.4 km E · Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire & Derbyshire

Photo of Wollaton Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Nottinghamshire, central England.Iconic

Wollaton Hall

House & garden near Nottingham

Flamboyant Elizabethan hall in a deer park.

6.8 km SE

Photo of Nottingham Castle, a ruined castle in Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

Nottingham Castle

Castle near Nottingham

Ducal mansion on a caved sandstone rock.

10 km E

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of the Erewash Canal, a 12-mile canal running from Trent Lock to Langley Mill, central England.

Erewash Canal

Canal

A Derbyshire coalfield canal of 1779, climbing the Erewash valley from the Trent to Langley Mill.

0.3 km W · Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire

Photo of Shipley Country Park, a country park near Eastwood, Derbyshire, central England.

Shipley Country Park

Country park near Eastwood

A country park in Derbyshire.

1.9 km NW

Photo along the Robin Hood Way, a 105-mile long-distance path running from Nottingham Castle to Edwinstowe, central England.

Robin Hood Way

Long-distance path

Nottingham Castle to Edwinstowe church through Sherwood Forest — the outlaw's county end to end.

2.6 km NE · Nottinghamshire

Photo of Cat and Fiddle Mill, a windmill near Dale Abbey, Derbyshire, central England.

Cat and Fiddle Mill

Windmill near Dale Abbey

A rare preserved Midlands-type post mill at Dale Abbey, one of only a handful left standing in the country.

4.7 km SW

Photo of Highfields Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Nottinghamshire, central England.

Highfields Park

House & garden near Nottingham

A 1920s ornamental park of lake and lawns laid out around Nottingham's university campus.

8.2 km SE

Photo of Bestwood Country Park, a country park near Papplewick, Nottinghamshire, central England.

Bestwood Country Park

Country park near Papplewick

A country park in Nottinghamshire.

8.6 km NE

Photo of Felley Priory Garden, a garden near Underwood, Nottinghamshire, central England.

Felley Priory Garden

Garden near Underwood

Old priory-site garden near Underwood, yew topiary, a walled rose garden and borders of rare plants.

8.6 km N

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Hucknall

Church near Hucknall

Parish church where Lord Byron lies in the family vault, lit by one of the largest sets of Kempe stained glass in the country.

8.9 km NE

Church Cemetery

House & garden near Nottingham

Known as the Rock Cemetery for the sandstone caves cut into its slopes.

9.5 km E

Everything else within 10 km (25) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.