Weston-on-Trent

Worth seeing in and around Weston-on-Trent

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.

   3.4 km · market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   3.2 km · limited remains of a castle in Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Melbourne Hall

   Melbourne Hall is a Georgian country house in Melbourne, Derbyshire, previously owned by the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British Prime Minister from 1835 to 1841. The house is now owned by the 14th Marquess of Lothian and is open to the public.

   3.3 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in South Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Donington Hall

   Donington Hall is a country house set in parkland near Castle Donington village, North West Leicestershire. The Hall and Estate was purchased in April 2021 by MotorSport Vision, which also operates the neighbouring Donington Park racing circuit.

   2 km · 19th century country house in Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   3.4 km · church in Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   3.8 km · Grade I listed church in Stanton by Bridge, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of All Saints

   All Saints’ Church, Aston upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire.

   1.7 km · Anglican church in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Donington Grand Prix Collection

   The Donington Grand Prix Collection, sometime known as the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition, was a museum of motor racing cars, based at the Donington Park motor racing circuit in Leicestershire, England. The collection, which started in the 1960s, began to deplete in the 2000s.

   3.3 km · racing car museum · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   3.6 km · Grade I listed bridge in Swarkestone, Derbyshire, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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.

    800 m · Grade I listed church in Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Weston-on-Trent

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East Midlands (EMA), 5 km · Birmingham (BHX), 50 km · Manchester (MAN), 81 km

• Birmingham, West Midlands → Weston-on-Trent

  53 km · quickest by road, 1h 19m · £6–8
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Weston-on-Trent

  90 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · £12–16
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• Liverpool → Weston-on-Trent

  122 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · £14–18
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