York Barbican
Look for York Barbican, an attraction, in York. Add any of 40 more places within 5 km to a visit. Further out, York Minster is 1.1 km away.
Attraction in York
Inside York
York Barbican 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.
Month by month in York
June to September are the warmest in York, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C.
York Barbican
Attraction.
In York, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in York
- Official site
- yorkbarbican.co.uk
Its place on the map
York Barbican sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is York’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around York Barbican, by distance
York is the biggest of the 7 bases nearby (141,696 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
York
Heslington
Osbaldwick
Huntington
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where York Barbican is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| York | It’s in town | 141,696 | 46 |
| Heslington | 1.7 km southeast of it | 1,787 | 41 |
| Osbaldwick | 2.1 km east of it | 2,313 | 44 |
| Huntington | 2.7 km north of it | 12,420 | 44 |
| Bishopthorpe | 3.5 km southwest of it | 3,333 | 40 |
| Nether Poppleton | 3.9 km northwest of it | 727 | 38 |
| Upper Poppleton | 4.7 km northwest of it | 3,520 | 37 |
While you are near York Barbican
The 51 places within 15 km include 4 museums, a church and a castle.
ChurchYork Minster1.1 km away2
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower400 m away3MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum1.7 km away · 808K visitors a year4
MuseumYorkshire Museum1.3 km away · 164K visitors a year (2019)5
MuseumYork Castle Museum300 m away · 284K visitors a year (2013)6
FortYork city walls500 m away7
MuseumJorvik Viking Centre600 m away8
Art galleryYork Art Gallery1.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting York Barbican
Where is York Barbican?
York Barbican is in York, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is York Barbican?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit York Barbican?
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 York Barbican?
Within 15 km: York Minster (1.1 km), Clifford's Tower (400 m), National Railway Museum (1.7 km) and Yorkshire Museum (1.3 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 (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
- Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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