Abbey or priory · near Ampleforth · North Yorkshire

Byland Abbey

Head 2.7 km west of Ampleforth for Byland Abbey. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. 27 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Rievaulx Abbey Museum (6.6 km).

Photo: Byland Abbey, Antony McCallum (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

2.7 km

west of Ampleforth

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Ampleforth

Just outside Ampleforth

Byland Abbey is 2.7 km west of Ampleforth. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Ampleforth has 16 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Ampleforth.

Jan7° / 1°59 mm

Feb8° / 1°60 mm

Mar10° / 2°52 mm

Apr13° / 4°56 mm

May16° / 7°51 mm

Jun18° / 9°75 mm

Jul21° / 11°67 mm

Aug20° / 12°71 mm

Sep18° / 10°66 mm

Oct14° / 7°77 mm

Nov10° / 4°76 mm

Dec7° / 1°68 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ampleforth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Ampleforth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ampleforth’s full climate →

About

Byland Abbey

It is in the care of English Heritage. Articles on it exist in 6 languages.

Ampleforth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 2.7 km west of Ampleforth
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/byland-abbey

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Orange: Byland Abbey.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Byland Abbey

The largest of the 8 towns is Easingwold, with 5,036 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 2.7 km east of it

Ampleforth

1,239 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 4.5 km southwest of it

Husthwaite

392 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 7.4 km east of it

Oswaldkirk

233 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 8.3 km northeast of it

Helmsley

1,345 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Byland Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Ampleforth	2.7 km east of it	1,239	9
Husthwaite	4.5 km southwest of it	392	5
Oswaldkirk	7.4 km east of it	233	7
Helmsley	8.3 km northeast of it	1,345	9
Bagby	9 km west of it	564	7
Easingwold	9.4 km south of it	5,036	2
Raskelf	9.7 km southwest of it	568	1
Dalton	12 km west of it	825	0

Make a day of it

Beyond Byland Abbey

Choose from 27 places within 15 km, such as 3 abbeys or priories, 3 castles and a museum.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum6.6 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageHelmsley Castle7.7 km away 3

Abbey or prioryAmpleforth Abbey4.9 km away 4

CastleGilling Castle6.5 km away 5

MuseumShandy Hall2.4 km away 6

Abbey or prioryNewburgh Priory2.5 km away 7

CastleCrayke Castle8.3 km away 8

Historic houseDuncombe Park6.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Byland Abbey: what to know

Where is Byland Abbey?

Byland Abbey is 2.7 km west of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire.

What is Byland Abbey?

Monastery in North Yorkshire, England, UK.

Who runs Byland Abbey?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Byland Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in Ampleforth, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Byland Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Byland Abbey?

Within 15 km: Rievaulx Abbey Museum (6.6 km), Helmsley Castle (7.7 km), Ampleforth Abbey (4.9 km) and Gilling Castle (6.5 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 (9)

Byland Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Helmsley Castle: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ampleforth Abbey: martin dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gilling Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Shandy Hall: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newburgh Priory: Stuart and Fiona Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crayke Castle: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Duncombe Park: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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