Attraction · near Helmsley · North Yorkshire

Ionic Temple

Ionic Temple is an attraction; it lies 3.1 km west of Helmsley. A short trip away is Rievaulx Abbey Museum, 300 m off, the first of 22 within 15 km.

Where

3.1 km

west of Helmsley

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Attraction near Helmsley

Just outside Helmsley

Ionic Temple is 3.1 km west of Helmsley. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

Aim for June to September, when Helmsley reaches 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°69 mm

Feb7° / 1°64 mm

Mar10° / 2°55 mm

Apr12° / 4°58 mm

May16° / 7°53 mm

Jun18° / 9°72 mm

Jul20° / 11°64 mm

Aug20° / 11°74 mm

Sep17° / 9°67 mm

Oct13° / 7°80 mm

Nov10° / 4°84 mm

Dec7° / 1°78 mm

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

About

Ionic Temple

Attraction.

Type: Attraction
Town: 3.1 km west of Helmsley

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

The map

Locating Ionic Temple

On this map, Ionic Temple is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Ionic Temple

The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 3.1 km east of it

Helmsley

1,345 people · 9 places to visit

Make a day of it

Next door to Ionic Temple

Also close at hand are 3 abbeys or priories, 2 castles and 2 historic houses, among 22 within 15 km.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum300 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageHelmsley Castle3.5 km away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageByland Abbey6.8 km away 4

Abbey or prioryAmpleforth Abbey6.5 km away 5

Historic houseDuncombe Park3.2 km away 6

CastleGilling Castle8.9 km away 7AttractionAttraction · National TrustRievaulx Terrace400 m away 8

Historic house · National TrustNunnington Hall11 km away

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

Good to know about Ionic Temple

Where is Ionic Temple?

Ionic Temple is 3.1 km west of Helmsley, North Yorkshire.

What is Ionic Temple?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Ionic Temple?

June to September are the warmest months in Helmsley, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Ionic Temple?

Within 15 km: Rievaulx Abbey Museum (300 m), Helmsley Castle (3.5 km), Byland Abbey (6.8 km) and Ampleforth Abbey (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 (7)

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
Byland Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ampleforth Abbey: martin dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Duncombe Park: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gilling Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Nunnington Hall: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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