Stainmore Railway Company is Kirkby Stephen’s place to visit
One place to visit is mapped inside Kirkby Stephen’s built-up area, and 2 more within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 castles and a museum. Further out, Brough Castle is 6 km away.
Best known, in and near Kirkby Stephen
Next to Stainmore Railway Company, the best known are 2 castles.
CastlePendragon Castle4.8 km outside town, to the south
CastleHartley Castle600 m outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
The map ends at Pendragon Castle, 5.7 km out.
The dashed line is Kirkby Stephen’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
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Kirkby Stephen. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
One in town leads, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
The one inside Kirkby Stephen comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
48 listed buildings are on Kirkby Stephen’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kirkby Stephen →
Further afield
Most famous of the 12 is Brough Castle, 6 km from the centre.
Castle · English HeritageBrough Castle6 km north
CastleAppleby Castle15 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle31 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds29 km east
CastleBolton Castle31 km southeast
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum29 km eastCastleCastle · English HeritageBowes Castle22 km east
CastleRaby Castle38 km east
Castle · English HeritagePenrith Castle34 km northwest
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle34 km southwest
CastleKendal Castle30 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageEgglestone Abbey30 km eastPlaces well known beyond Kirkby Stephen (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.
Planning a visit to Kirkby Stephen
What are the main attractions in Kirkby Stephen?
The place to visit inside Kirkby Stephen’s built-up area is Stainmore Railway Company. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Kirkby Stephen have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kirkby Stephen: Stainmore Railway Company.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kirkby Stephen?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Brough Castle (English Heritage), 6 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Kirkby Stephen?
Within 40 km: Brough Castle (6 km), Appleby Castle (15 km), Brougham Castle (31 km), Barnard Castle Grounds (29 km).
Where are Kirkby Stephen’s historic buildings listed?
Kirkby Stephen has 48 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 Kirkby Stephen 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)
- Pendragon Castle: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hartley Castle: Stephen Craven https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/6597, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brough Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Appleby Castle: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrith Castle: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Egglestone Abbey: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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