Bootham Bar
You can find Bootham Bar, a castle, in York. Its neighbours on our list number 40 within 5 km. Nearby, York Minster (200 m) leads the list.
Castle in York
Inside York
Bootham Bar is inside York’s built-up area, with 40 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.
Seasons and weather
Warmest in York are June to September, at 18–22°C.
Bootham Bar
Castle.
In York, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- in York
The area around Bootham Bar
Numbered points are the places near Bootham Bar, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is York’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
With 141,696 people, York is the largest of the 8. The list runs from its own town outward.
York
Huntington
Nether Poppleton
Osbaldwick
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Bootham Bar is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| York | It’s in town | 141,696 | 46 |
| Huntington | 2.1 km northeast of it | 12,420 | 44 |
| Nether Poppleton | 2.7 km northwest of it | 727 | 38 |
| Osbaldwick | 2.8 km east of it | 2,313 | 44 |
| Heslington | 2.9 km southeast of it | 1,787 | 41 |
| Upper Poppleton | 3.7 km northwest of it | 3,520 | 37 |
| Bishopthorpe | 4.3 km south of it | 3,333 | 40 |
| Haxby | 4.4 km north of it | 10,176 | 24 |
Next door to Bootham Bar
3 museums, a church and a castle are among the 52 within 15 km.
ChurchYork Minster200 m away2MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum900 m away · 808K visitors a year3
MuseumYorkshire Museum200 m away · 164K visitors a year (2019)4
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower800 m away5
MuseumYork Castle Museum1 km away · 284K visitors a year (2013)6
Art galleryYork Art Gallery100 m away7
FortYork city walls900 m away8
Abbey or priorySt Mary's Abbey200 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Bootham Bar: common questions
Where is Bootham Bar?
Bootham Bar is in York, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Bootham Bar?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Bootham Bar?
June to September are the warmest months in York, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Bootham Bar?
Within 15 km: York Minster (200 m), National Railway Museum (900 m), Yorkshire Museum (200 m) and Clifford's Tower (800 m).
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
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Abbey: Kaly99, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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