From The Ruskin Museum on: Coniston’s list
Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 6 beyond the 2 inside Coniston’s built-up area. Among them are 4 attractions, 3 museums and a historic site. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 4 of them. The trip to Hill Top is 6.9 km.
The best known in Coniston
Following The Ruskin Museum are 3 attractions and 2 museums.
MuseumThe Ruskin Museumin townAttractionAttractionJohn Ruskin's Gravein town
MuseumBrantwood1.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumHawkshead Grammar School4.5 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionSteam Yacht Gondola100 m outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionGo Ape3.7 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Coniston, mapped
The map shows most of the 6 nearby to the southeast.
The dashed line is Coniston’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
Ahead are other attractions (4); next, museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Coniston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 6 within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Coniston come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Coniston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Coniston →
Around the region
Leading the 12 is Hill Top, 6.9 km away; they include 6 castles and 3 historic houses.
Historic house · National TrustHill Top6.9 km east
Castle · National TrustWray Castle7.8 km northeast
Historic houseRydal Mount11 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle39 km northeast
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle22 km southeastCastleCastleMuncaster Castle20 km west
CastleKendal Castle22 km east
CastleLancaster Castle40 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey27 km south
Historic house · National TrustTownend11 km northeast
Museum · English HeritageStott Park Bobbin Mill12 km southeast
Garden · National TrustStag Shaw Gardens9.2 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Coniston (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
What visitors ask about Coniston
What are the main attractions in Coniston?
The best known inside Coniston’s built-up area are The Ruskin Museum and John Ruskin's Grave. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.
Does Coniston have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Coniston: The Ruskin Museum, Brantwood and Hawkshead Grammar School.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Coniston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hill Top (National Trust), 6.9 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Coniston?
Within 40 km: Hill Top (6.9 km), Wray Castle (7.8 km), Rydal Mount (11 km), Brougham Castle (39 km).
Where are Coniston’s historic buildings listed?
Coniston has 8 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Coniston when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (13)
- The Ruskin Museum: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brantwood: Myself, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill: Keith Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stag Shaw Gardens: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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