D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum

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The D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum is a writer's home museum dedicated to the writer D. H. Lawrence situated in Eastwood, near Nottingham. It is the house in which he was born in 1885, and one of the four houses the family occupied in Eastwood. Now a museum, visitors can visit the building via guided or self-guided tour. ()

Coordinates: 53°1'7"N, 1°18'25"W

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Victoria StreetEnglandUnited Kingdom

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D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rutland Recreation Ground, Town Hall, Shipley Hall, Church of St Michael and All Angels.

3.4 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Outdoor activities
Rutland Recreation Ground
87 min walk • Rutland Recreation Ground, nestled in the heart of the smallest county in the United Kingdom, is a quintessential sports venue that serves as a hub for community activity and sporting events. This open space provides a variety of facilities that cater to a wide range...
2 miW
City hall
Town Hall, Heanor
51 min walk • Heanor Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Street, Heanor, Derbyshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Heanor and Loscoe Town Council, is a grade II listed building.
2.5 miSW
Park
Shipley Hall
63 min walk • Shipley Hall was a country estate in Shipley, Derbyshire near Heanor and Ilkeston which now forms a Country Park.
2.4 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Underwood
61 min walk • The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Underwood is a parish church in the Church of England in Underwood, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
1.5 miE
Church
St Mary's Church
38 min walk • St Mary's Church, Greasley is a parish church in the Church of England in Greasley, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
2 miS
Bridge
Bennerley Viaduct, Erewash
52 min walk • The Bennerley Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct spanning the Erewash Valley between Awsworth and Ilkeston in central England. It was built in 1877 but closed to rail traffic in 1968, as part of the Beeching cuts. It was sold to conservation group Railway Paths Ltd in 2001.
3.6 miNW
Church
Christ Church
91 min walk • Christ Church, Ironville is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Ironville, Derbyshire.
3.3 miS
Museum
Erewash Museum
83 min walk • The Erewash Museum is a museum in the town of Ilkeston, Erewash, in Derbyshire, England. The building that houses the museum is named the Dalby House after one of the families who inhabited it, and has served as a school and a private dwelling.
3.4 miSE
Church
St Patrick's Church, Nottingham
88 min walk • St Patrick's Church, Nuthall is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Nuthall.
2.8 miN
Monastery, Vernacular architecture
Felley Priory, Underwood
73 min walk • Felley Priory is a 16th century house with gardens located in the village of Felley, Nottinghamshire, UK. It is situated on the grounds of a former priory established by Augustinians in 1156 and dissolved in 1536.
2.7 miNW
Forts and castles, Historic walking areas, Ruins
Codnor Castle Heritage Trust
69 min walk • Codnor Castle is a ruined 13th-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the Norman conquest.

D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum

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D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)