Swarkestone

Worth seeing in and around Swarkestone

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Melbourne

   Melbourne is a market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. It was home to Thomas Cook, founder of the eponymous travel agency, and has a street named after him.

   3.6 km · market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Heath Wood barrow cemetery

   Heath Wood barrow cemetery is a Viking burial site near Ingleby, Derbyshire.

   3.9 km · Viking burial site near Ingleby, Derbyshire, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Melbourne Castle

   Melbourne Castle was a medieval castle in Melbourne, Derbyshire. It was built on the site of an earlier royal manor house that had provided accommodation for noblemen hunting in a nearby royal park in the reign of King John.

   3.8 km · limited remains of a castle in Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Michael and St Mary

   St Michael and St Mary's Church, Melbourne is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Melbourne, Derbyshire.

   4 km · church in Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St Michael

   St Michael's Church, Stanton by Bridge is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Stanton by Bridge, Derbyshire.

   1.4 km · Grade I listed church in Stanton by Bridge, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St Wilfrid

   St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire.

   1.8 km · Grade I listed church in Barrow upon Trent, South Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Swarkestone Bridge

   Swarkestone Bridge is a medieval bridge crossing the River Trent between the villages of Swarkestone and Stanton by Bridge, about 6 miles south of Derby. It is currently Grade I Listed and a scheduled monument.

   200 m · Grade I listed bridge in Swarkestone, Derbyshire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Mary the Virgin’s Church

   St Mary the Virgin's Church, Weston-on-Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire.

   2.8 km · Grade I listed church in Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St James’ Church, Swarkestone

   St James’ Church, Swarkestone is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Swarkestone, Derbyshire.

   100 m · church in Swarkestone, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Silver Ghost

    The Silver Ghost is a pub in Field Drive, Alvaston, Derby, England, that has been declared an asset of community value in order to prevent it from closure. The pub is modern and named after the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost car that was made in Derby.

    3.9 km · public house in Field Drive, Alvaston, Derby, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Swarkestone

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 9 km · Birmingham (BHX), 49 km · Manchester (MAN), 78 km

• Birmingham, West Midlands → Swarkestone

  51 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · £6–8
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Swarkestone

  87 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · £12–16
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• Liverpool → Swarkestone

  119 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · £13–18
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No local-transport research exists yet for Swarkestone

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Swarkestone. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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