Bolsover Castle, Bolsover

Name: Bolsover Castle
Address: Castle St, Bolsover, S44 6PR, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 370 333 1181

#1 among attractions in Bolsover

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Facts and practical information

Bolsover Castle is in the town of Bolsover, in the north-east of the English county of Derbyshire. Built in the early 17th century, the present castle lies on the earthworks and ruins of the 12th-century medieval castle; the first structure of the present castle was built between 1612 and 1617 by Sir Charles Cavendish. The site is now in the care of the English Heritage charity, as both a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°13'52"N, 1°17'52"W

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Castle StBolsover S44 6PR United Kingdom

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+44 370 333 1181

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Day trips

Bolsover Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hardwick Hall, St Mary and St Laurence's Church, Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Creswell Crags.

4.3 miS
Elegant Elizabethan stately home
Hardwick Hall, Mansfield
110 min walk • Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire is an architecturally significant country house from the Elizabethan era, a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. Built between 1590 and 1597 for Bess of Hardwick, it was designed by the architect Robert Smythson, an exponent of the Renaissance style.
~1960 ftSE
Church
St Mary and St Laurence's Church, Bolsover
10 min walk • St Mary and St Laurence's Church, Bolsover is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Bolsover, Derbyshire.
2 miSW
Ruins, Historical place, Georgian architecture
Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Chesterfield
52 min walk • Sutton Scarsdale Hall is a Grade I listed Georgian ruined stately home in Sutton Scarsdale, just outside Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
4.5 miNE
Limestone gorge and cave complex
Creswell Crags, Worksop
115 min walk • Creswell Crags is an enclosed limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England, near the villages of Creswell and Whitwell. The cliffs in the ravine contain several caves that were occupied during the last ice age, between around 43,000 and 10,000 years ago.
3.9 miSE
Church
Shirebrook Methodist Church, Shirebrook
101 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.
3.4 miS
Museum
Stainsby Mill, Chesterfield
88 min walk • Stainsby Mill is a 19th-century flour watermill in Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. The mill, which has been restored to full working order, is a Grade II listed building and is under the ownership of the National Trust.
~170 ftE
Forts and castles
Honour of Peverel, Bolsover
1 min walk • The Honour of Peverel is a geographic area in the north of England comprising part of the historic feudal barony held by the Norman Peverel family. The honour was granted to William Peverel by William the Conqueror.
4.9 miW
Park
Tapton House, Chesterfield
125 min walk • Tapton House, in Tapton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, was once the home of engineer George Stephenson, who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives.
3.4 miS
Church
St John the Baptist's Church
86 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church, Ault Hucknall, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire.
2.8 miNW
Park
Poolsbrook Country Park, Netherthorpe
71 min walk • Poolsbrook Country Park is a park in Poolsbrook, North East Derbyshire, England.
4.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Borough of Chesterfield, Chesterfield
126 min walk • The Borough of Chesterfield is a local government borough in Derbyshire, England. It is named after its main settlement of Chesterfield.