Duncombe Park
Duncombe Park is a grade I listed historic house museum. This one stands 800 m southwest of Helmsley. Within 15 km there are 23 more places to visit, starting with Helmsley Castle (900 m).
Historic house near Helmsley
Just outside Helmsley
Duncombe Park is 800 m southwest of Helmsley. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Helmsley has 56 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
Expect highs of 17–20°C in Helmsley from June to September.
Duncombe Park
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 3 languages.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 800 m southwest of Helmsley
- Official site
- duncombepark.com
Around Duncombe Park, mapped
The map puts Duncombe Park in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Duncombe Park
Helmsley, with 1,345 people, is the largest of the 4. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Helmsley
Ampleforth
Oswaldkirk
Nawton and Beadlam
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Duncombe Park is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmsley | 800 m northeast of it | 1,345 | 9 |
| Ampleforth | 3.7 km southwest of it | 1,239 | 9 |
| Oswaldkirk | 4.1 km southeast of it | 233 | 7 |
| Nawton and Beadlam | 4.8 km east of it | 946 | 6 |
Next door to Duncombe Park
23 more lie within 15 km, 4 castles, 3 abbeys or priories and a historic house among them.
Castle · English HeritageHelmsley Castle900 m away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum3.3 km away3
Abbey or prioryAmpleforth Abbey4.2 km away4
Abbey or priory · English HeritageByland Abbey6.8 km away5
CastleGilling Castle6.2 km away6
Historic house · National TrustNunnington Hall7.5 km away7
CastleCrayke Castle13 km away8
CastleHovingham Hall9.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Duncombe Park: questions
Where is Duncombe Park?
Duncombe Park is 800 m southwest of Helmsley, North Yorkshire.
What is Duncombe Park?
Grade I listed historic house museum in Ryedale, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Duncombe Park?
June to September are the warmest months in Helmsley, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Duncombe Park a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Duncombe Park?
Within 15 km: Helmsley Castle (900 m), Rievaulx Abbey Museum (3.3 km), Ampleforth Abbey (4.2 km) and Byland Abbey (6.8 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 (9)
- Duncombe Park: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmsley Castle: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ampleforth Abbey: martin dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byland Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilling Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunnington Hall: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crayke Castle: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hovingham Hall: Gareth Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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