Shambles
Shambles is an attraction in York. The surrounding 5 km hold 40 more places to visit. Look also at York Minster, 400 m away.
Attraction in York
Inside York
Shambles is inside York’s built-up area, with 40 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Highs of 18–22°C mark June to September in York.
Shambles
Attraction.
In York, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in York
The area around Shambles
The map puts Shambles in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is York’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Shambles
Home to 141,696 people, York is the largest of these 8. The list runs from its own town outward.
York
Huntington
Heslington
Osbaldwick
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Shambles is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| York | It’s in town | 141,696 | 46 |
| Huntington | 2.2 km north of it | 12,420 | 44 |
| Heslington | 2.4 km southeast of it | 1,787 | 41 |
| Osbaldwick | 2.4 km east of it | 2,313 | 44 |
| Nether Poppleton | 3.2 km northwest of it | 727 | 38 |
| Bishopthorpe | 3.9 km south of it | 3,333 | 40 |
| Upper Poppleton | 4.1 km northwest of it | 3,520 | 37 |
| Haxby | 4.8 km north of it | 10,176 | 24 |
What else is near Shambles
Among the 51 within 15 km are 4 museums, a church and a castle.
ChurchYork Minster400 m away2MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum1.1 km away · 808K visitors a year3
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower400 m away4
MuseumYorkshire Museum600 m away · 164K visitors a year (2019)5
MuseumYork Castle Museum500 m away · 284K visitors a year (2013)6
FortYork city walls400 m away7
Art galleryYork Art Gallery600 m away8
MuseumJorvik Viking Centre200 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Shambles
Where is Shambles?
Shambles is in York, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Shambles?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Shambles?
June to September are the warmest months in York, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Shambles?
Within 15 km: York Minster (400 m), National Railway Museum (1.1 km), Clifford's Tower (400 m) and Yorkshire Museum (600 m).
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)
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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