Barden Tower
Barden Tower is a medieval fortified house. You will find it 4.9 km northeast of Embsay. It is protected as a scheduled monument.
Historic house near Embsay
Just outside Embsay
Barden Tower is 4.9 km northeast of Embsay. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Embsay has 14 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
The warmest stretch in Embsay is June to August, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.
Barden Tower
4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Within 15 km there are 19 more places to visit, starting with Skipton Castle (7.9 km).
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 4.9 km northeast of Embsay
The way to Barden Tower
The map centres on Barden Tower, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Barden Tower
Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Embsay
Around Barden Tower
Within 15 km you can add 4 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a castle.
CastleSkipton Castle7.9 km away2
Abbey or prioryBolton Abbey4 km away3
Abbey or prioryBolton Priory3.8 km away4Heritage railwayHeritage railwayEmbsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway5.8 km away5
MuseumCraven Museum8.1 km away6
MuseumNidderdale Museum14 km away7
MuseumManor House Art Gallery and Museum11 km away8
MuseumIlkley Toy Museum12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Barden Tower, answered
Where is Barden Tower?
Barden Tower is 4.9 km northeast of Embsay, North Yorkshire.
What is Barden Tower?
Medieval fortified house in Barden, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Barden Tower?
June to August are the warmest months in Embsay, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Barden Tower a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Barden Tower?
Within 15 km: Skipton Castle (7.9 km), Bolton Abbey (4 km), Bolton Priory (3.8 km) and Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (5.8 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 (8)
- Barden Tower: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Abbey: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Priory: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craven Museum: JHillCDC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nidderdale Museum: Immanuel Giel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manor House Art Gallery and Museum: Linda Spashett Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ilkley Toy Museum: Linda Spashett Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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