Abbey or priory · near Barnsley · South Yorkshire

Monk Bretton Priory

Monk Bretton Priory is a grade I listed priory in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The site is looked after by English Heritage. Top of the 29 other places within 15 km is Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 11 km off.

Photo: Monk Bretton Priory, Tony Grist (CC0)

Where

100 m

east of Barnsley

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Barnsley

Just outside Barnsley

Monk Bretton Priory is 100 m east of Barnsley. 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; Barnsley has 77 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

Picking your season

Warmest in Barnsley are June to September, at 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°53 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar10° / 3°50 mm

Apr13° / 4°48 mm

May16° / 7°49 mm

Jun19° / 10°68 mm

Jul21° / 12°65 mm

Aug21° / 12°58 mm

Sep18° / 10°53 mm

Oct14° / 7°62 mm

Nov10° / 4°72 mm

Dec7° / 2°62 mm

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

About

Monk Bretton Priory

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages.

Barnsley’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 100 m east of Barnsley
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/monk-bretton-priory

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

The map

Orange marks Monk Bretton Priory, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Of the 8, Barnsley is the largest, at 71,394 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 100 m west of it

Barnsley

71,394 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km northeast of it

Cudworth and Shafton

12,472 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2 km southwest of it

Worsbrough

8,840 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km north of it

Carlton

2,125 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Monk Bretton Priory is	People	Places to visit
Barnsley	100 m west of it	71,394	11
Cudworth and Shafton	1.9 km northeast of it	12,472	5
Worsbrough	2 km southwest of it	8,840	10
Carlton	2.1 km north of it	2,125	4
Wombwell	2.5 km southeast of it	16,758	10
Darfield	3.3 km southeast of it	7,209	4
Grimethorpe	3.8 km northeast of it	5,065	3
Barugh Green and Redbrook	4.1 km west of it	7,545	10

Make a day of it

While you are near Monk Bretton Priory

Nearby, 29 places within 15 km include 2 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum.

MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park11 km away · 300K visitors a year 2

CastleSandal Castle12 km away 3

CathedralWakefield Cathedral15 km away 4

CastleWentworth Castle6.3 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustNostell Priory11 km away 6

Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield14 km away 7

Historic houseWentworth Woodhouse9.1 km away 8

Garden · English HeritageBrodsworth Hall and Gardens13 km away

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

Before visiting Monk Bretton Priory

Where is Monk Bretton Priory?

Monk Bretton Priory is 100 m east of Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

What is Monk Bretton Priory?

Grade I listed priory in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK.

Who runs Monk Bretton Priory?

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

When is the best time to visit Monk Bretton Priory?

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

Is Monk Bretton Priory a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Monk Bretton Priory?

Within 15 km: Yorkshire Sculpture Park (11 km), Sandal Castle (12 km), Wakefield Cathedral (15 km) and Wentworth Castle (6.3 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)

Monk Bretton Priory: Tony Grist, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wentworth Castle: Klaus with K. Blue fringing removed by Digon3 13:34, 24 August 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nostell Priory: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wentworth Woodhouse: Jeff Pearson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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