Bishopthorpe Palace
Bishopthorpe Palace, an attraction, stands in Bishopthorpe. Nearby, 39 more places to visit are within 5 km. A drive of 4.4 km reaches York Minster.
Attraction in Bishopthorpe
Inside Bishopthorpe
Bishopthorpe Palace is inside Bishopthorpe’s built-up area, with 39 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
The warmest stretch in Bishopthorpe is June to September, at 18–22°C in the afternoon.
Bishopthorpe Palace
Attraction.
In Bishopthorpe, inside the town’s built-up area.
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Finding Bishopthorpe Palace
On this map, Bishopthorpe Palace is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bishopthorpe’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Bishopthorpe Palace, by distance
Of these 6 towns, the largest is York (141,696 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Bishopthorpe
York
Acaster Malbis
Copmanthorpe
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Bishopthorpe Palace is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopthorpe | It’s in town | 3,333 | 40 |
| York | 700 m north of it | 141,696 | 46 |
| Acaster Malbis | 2.1 km south of it | 326 | 4 |
| Copmanthorpe | 2.5 km west of it | 3,671 | 9 |
| Heslington | 3.1 km northeast of it | 1,787 | 41 |
| Osbaldwick | 5 km northeast of it | 2,313 | 44 |
Next door to Bishopthorpe Palace
Nearby, 52 places within 15 km include 4 museums, a church and a castle.
ChurchYork Minster4.4 km away2MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum4.1 km away · 808K visitors a year3
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower3.7 km away4
MuseumYorkshire Museum4.3 km away · 164K visitors a year (2019)5
MuseumYork Castle Museum3.7 km away · 284K visitors a year (2013)6
FortYork city walls3.7 km away7
Art galleryYork Art Gallery4.4 km away8
MuseumJorvik Viking Centre3.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Bishopthorpe Palace
Where is Bishopthorpe Palace?
Bishopthorpe Palace is in Bishopthorpe, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Bishopthorpe Palace?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Bishopthorpe Palace?
June to September are the warmest months in Bishopthorpe, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Bishopthorpe Palace?
Within 15 km: York Minster (4.4 km), National Railway Museum (4.1 km), Clifford's Tower (3.7 km) and Yorkshire Museum (4.3 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)
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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