Avro Vulcan
One of the places to visit in Finningley is Avro Vulcan, a historic site. There is one other place to visit inside 5 km. Yorkshire Wildlife Park, 2.6 km off, heads what is near.
Historic site in Finningley
Inside Finningley
Avro Vulcan is inside Finningley’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
Expect highs of 17–22°C in Finningley from May to September.
Avro Vulcan
Historic site.
In Finningley, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- in Finningley
Avro Vulcan and what surrounds it
The orange dot is Avro Vulcan; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Finningley’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Doncaster tops the 8 for size, at 87,440 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Finningley
Auckley
Blaxton
Branton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Avro Vulcan is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finningley | It’s in town | 5,919 | 2 |
| Auckley | 1.4 km north of it | 1,336 | 2 |
| Blaxton | 1.5 km northeast of it | 849 | 2 |
| Branton | 2.6 km northwest of it | 1,823 | 3 |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 2.8 km west of it | 13,911 | 7 |
| Doncaster | 2.8 km northwest of it | 87,440 | 8 |
| Austerfield | 4 km south of it | 551 | 1 |
| Misson | 4.8 km southeast of it | 385 | 1 |
Next door to Avro Vulcan
A visit can add 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 abbeys or priories, from 12 places within 15 km.
ZooYorkshire Wildlife Park2.6 km away2CastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle14 km away3
CastleTickhill Castle9.1 km away4
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRoche Abbey15 km away5
MuseumThe Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft13 km away6
MuseumCusworth Hall12 km away7
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMattersey Priory11 km away8
MuseumDanum Gallery, Library and Museum9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Avro Vulcan, answered
Where is Avro Vulcan?
Avro Vulcan is in Finningley, South Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Avro Vulcan?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Avro Vulcan?
May to September are the warmest months in Finningley, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Avro Vulcan?
Within 15 km: Yorkshire Wildlife Park (2.6 km), Conisbrough Castle (14 km), Tickhill Castle (9.1 km) and Roche Abbey (15 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Yorkshire Wildlife Park: steven ruffles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tickhill Castle: original: Michael Patterson derivative work: Paravane, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roche Abbey: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft: James Race, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cusworth Hall: Foto43, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mattersey Priory: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danum Gallery, Library and Museum: Marasmusine (Janine Timiney), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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