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Burton Joyce railway station
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Burton Joyce Railway Station

This looks like a typical rural station despite being only 5 miles or so from the centre of Nottingham.
View east along part of Main Street, Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, toward the Methodist Church.
Former United Reformed Church, Burton Joyce
Photo by Neil Harris
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Burton Joyce

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About Burton Joyce

Burton Joyce is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Radcliffe on Trent, 47km from Haddon Hall.

Burton Joyce is in England, United Kingdom, with about 3,800 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Radcliffe on Trent, about 4 km away.

Burton Joyce () is a large village and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire, England, 7 miles (11 km) east of Nottingham, between Stoke Bardolph to the south and Bulcote to the north-east. The A612 links it to Carlton and Netherfield to the south-west and Lowdham to the north-east. Initially the

Read more site of an Iron age fort, it was occupied by Norman nobility, who founded St Helen's Church. From being a farming community, Burton Joyce grew in the early Industrial Revolution, earning repute up to the 1920s for its textile products. Many of its 3,500 inhabitants (census 2021; up from 3,443 in 2011) commute to work in Nottingham. It forms with Stoke Bardoph and Bulcote the Trent Valley ward of Gedling, with two councillors.

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What is there to see near Burton Joyce?

Within an hour or so of Burton Joyce: PF International Kart Circuit (26 km), Donington Grand Prix Collection (29 km), Great British Car Journey (32 km), Matlock Bath Motorcycle Strip (38 km).

Are there any good drives near Burton Joyce?

The nearest famous roads are Monsal Trail, A537 Cat and Fiddle Summit and Cat and Fiddle Road.

Where is Burton Joyce?

Burton Joyce is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Radcliffe on Trent.

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Quick Information

Population
3,752
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
52.9883, -1.0341

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Burton Joyce

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

racetrack

PF International Kart Circuit

One of the world's leading kart tracks, in Lincolnshire, host of the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship and the track where many British Formula One drivers began.

26 km · about 30 min drive

museum

Donington Grand Prix Collection

World's largest collection of Grand Prix racing cars spanning from the 1930s to modern F1 at Donington Park circuit.

29 km · about 35 min drive

museum

Great British Car Journey

Interactive museum in Ambergate telling the story of the British car industry through 130+ vehicles, from Austin 7 to Aston Martin: many of which you can actually drive on site.

32 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Matlock Bath Motorcycle Strip

The entire riverside parade at Matlock Bath transforms into the UK's most famous bike meet every sunny weekend.

38 km · about 45 min drive

cathedral

Lincoln Cathedral

Stunning Gothic cathedral that was the tallest building in the world for over 200 years, dominating the Lincoln skyline from its hilltop perch.

43 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

Chatsworth House

Magnificent stately home of the Duke of Devonshire set in expansive parkland, housing one of Europe's most significant art collections.

47 km · about 55 min drive

film location

Chatsworth House (Pemberley)

The Derbyshire seat of the Dukes of Devonshire is Pemberley in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice and appears in The Duchess.

47 km · about 55 min drive

castle

Haddon Hall

A remarkably unaltered fortified medieval manor house on the Wye near Bakewell, much used as a film location.

47 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Burton Joyce

8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.

  • 49 kmCurbar EdgeA gritstone escarpment above the Derwent valley with sweeping views and long-established bouldering and climbing.
  • 51 kmFroggatt EdgeA wooded gritstone edge north of Curbar, home to classic climbs and an easy level walk along the escarpment top.
  • 52 kmMonsal TrailAn 8.5-mile traffic-free walking and cycling route along a former railway through the Wye valley, passing through four lit tunnels.
  • 54 kmMonsal HeadA viewpoint above the Wye valley looking down on the five-arch Headstone Viaduct, now carrying the Monsal Trail.
  • 54 kmHigger TorA flat-topped gritstone tor above Burbage Valley, looking across to the Iron Age hillfort of Carl Wark.
  • 60 kmBamford EdgeA short gritstone edge with what many consider the finest view in the Peak District, straight down onto Ladybower Reservoir.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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