Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre

#3563 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Facts and practical information

Beth Shalom, also named the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, is a Holocaust memorial centre near Laxton in Nottinghamshire in England. Opened in 1995, it is England's only dedicated Holocaust museum, though there is also a permanent exhibition at London's Imperial War Museum and another in Huddersfield, the Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre, which was opened in 2018. The centre was founded by brothers James and Stephen Smith following a 1991 visit to Israel during which a trip to Yad Vashem changed the way they looked at history and the Holocaust. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°11'46"N, 0°57'12"W

Location

The National Holocaust Centre, Acre Edge Road, LaxtonEnglandUnited Kingdom

Contact

+44 1623 836627

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Day trips

Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rufford Abbey, Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, St Mary's Church.

3.7 miW
Monastery
Rufford Abbey, Edwinstowe
94 min walk • Rufford Abbey is a country estate in Nottinghamshire, England, two miles south of Ollerton. Originally a Cistercian abbey, it was converted to a country house in the 16th century after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
5 miW
Historical place, Tree
Major Oak, Edwinstowe
127 min walk • The Major Oak is a large English oak near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his merry men slept.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Sherwood Forest
140 min walk • Sherwood Forest is a royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, famous because of its historic association with the legend of Robin Hood. The area has been wooded since the end of the Last Glacial Period.
4.7 miW
Church
St Mary's Church, Edwinstowe
119 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Edwinstowe. The Boundary Wall, Gate, Steps And Overthrow At Church Of St Mary are also Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
2.9 miW
Church
St Giles' Church, Ollerton
74 min walk • St Giles’ Church, Ollerton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Ollerton.
1.9 miW
Church, Cemetery, Sacred and religious sites
St Swithin's Church
50 min walk • St Swithin's Church, Wellow is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in Wellow, Nottinghamshire.
3.3 miNE
Church
St Nicholas' Church, Tuxford
86 min walk • St Nicholas's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire.
5.2 miSE
Church
Caunton Beck, Newark
133 min walk • St. Andrew's Church, Caunton is a parish church in the Church of England in Caunton, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
1.6 miNW
Church
St Matthew's Church
42 min walk • St Matthew's Church, Boughton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Boughton, Nottinghamshire.
4.6 miNW
Museum
The Queen's Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum
119 min walk • The Queen's Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum traces the history of three old and famous cavalry regiments, the Queen's Royal Lancers, the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry and the South Nottinghamshire Hussars. It is located at Thoresby Hall in Nottinghamshire.
5.5 miS
Forts and castles
Winkburn Hall
140 min walk • Winkburn Hall is a Grade I listed country house which stands at the corner of an estate a few miles north-east of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, off the Hockerton to Kirklington road. It was built for the Burnell family circa 1700 as a two-storey mansion in red brick with ashlar dressing and a hipped slate roof.