Carlton Towers
Carlton Towers is a grade I listed building in Carlton, Selby, North Yorkshire. Care of the site is provided by English Heritage. A short trip away is Wressle castle, 9.7 km off, the first of 6 within 15 km.
Historic house near Carlton
Just outside Carlton
Carlton Towers is 100 m southeast of Carlton. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by English Heritage
One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Carlton has 8 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 weather, month by month
June to September are the warmest in Carlton, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C.
Carlton Towers
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 5 languages.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 100 m southeast of Carlton
- Official site
- carltontowers.co.uk
Carlton Towers on the map
Orange: Carlton Towers.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Carlton Towers, by distance
By population, Snaith leads the 8 with 3,557. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Carlton
Snaith
Camblesforth
Barlow
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Carlton Towers is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 100 m northwest of it | 2,040 | 1 |
| Snaith | 1.5 km south of it | 3,557 | 1 |
| Camblesforth | 1.9 km north of it | 1,557 | 1 |
| Barlow | 2.4 km north of it | 455 | 2 |
| Gowdall | 2.7 km southwest of it | 339 | 1 |
| Drax | 3.1 km northeast of it | 513 | 1 |
| Rawcliffe | 3.1 km east of it | 1,580 | 3 |
| Pollington | 4.8 km southwest of it | 496 | 1 |
After Carlton Towers
Also close at hand are 3 museums, a castle and an attraction, among 6 within 15 km.
CastleWressle castle9.7 km away2
MuseumCrowle Peatland Railway14 km away3MuseumMuseumGoole Museum9.7 km away4AttractionAttractionViking Marine8.9 km away5Art galleryArt galleryLittle Smeaton Art Gallery15 km away6MuseumMuseumThe Waterways Museum8.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Carlton Towers
Where is Carlton Towers?
Carlton Towers is 100 m southeast of Carlton, North Yorkshire.
What is Carlton Towers?
Grade I listed building in Carlton, Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Who runs Carlton Towers?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Carlton Towers?
June to September are the warmest months in Carlton, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Carlton Towers a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Carlton Towers?
Within 15 km: Wressle castle (9.7 km), Crowle Peatland Railway (14 km), Goole Museum (9.7 km) and Viking Marine (8.9 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 (3)
- Carlton Towers: Drew Bates, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wressle castle: Dupont Circle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crowle Peatland Railway: Bob1960evens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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