Appleby Castle
Grade I listed English country house in Appleby-in-Westmorland, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Long Marton
Photo: Appleby Castle, Stephen Craven (CC BY-SA 2.0)5.1 km from Long Marton, Appleby Castle leads the list
Nothing on our list is inside Long Marton’s built-up area; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. They include 3 castles and an attraction. A longer outing takes you to Brougham Castle, 14 km off.
In Long Marton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known
The first to see around Long Marton
Then come 2 castles and an attraction, behind Appleby Castle.
CastleAppleby Castle4.7 km outside town, to the south
CastleHowgill Castle4 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleBewley Castle3.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionLow Cross4.2 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Mapped around Long Marton
Beyond the town, the 4 nearby are mostly to the south.
The dashed line is Long Marton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
The kinds on offer
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3 of 4.
Castles & historic places 3 castles0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Long Marton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The whole list for Long Marton
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 4 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
22 listed buildings are on Long Marton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Long Marton →
Big names nearby
Beyond the town
Brougham Castle, 14 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle14 km west
Castle · English HeritageBrough Castle16 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePenrith Castle16 km west
CastlePendragon Castle25 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds39 km east
CastleLowther Castle14 km west
Castle · English HeritageClifton Hall14 km west
CastleBrougham Hall14 km west
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum40 km east
CastleGreystoke Castle24 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageShap Abbey15 km southwest
CastleDacre Castle21 km westPlaces well known beyond Long Marton (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.
Long Marton, answered
What is there to see near Long Marton?
No attraction is mapped inside Long Marton itself. Within 5 km of it are Appleby Castle, Howgill Castle, Bewley Castle and Low Cross.
Does Long Marton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Long Marton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Long Marton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Brougham Castle (English Heritage), 14 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Long Marton?
Within 40 km: Brougham Castle (14 km), Brough Castle (16 km), Penrith Castle (16 km), Pendragon Castle (25 km).
Where are Long Marton’s historic buildings listed?
Long Marton has 22 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 Long Marton 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 (14)
- Appleby Castle: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howgill Castle: Michael Waistell Taylor (1842-92), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brough Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrith Castle: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendragon Castle: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowther Castle: Burtonsi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Hall: The original uploader was Brookie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Hall: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greystoke Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shap Abbey: Mik Peach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dacre Castle: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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