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Egremont Castle
Attractions in Thornhill

Places to visit near Thornhill: Egremont Castle & more

No place to visit is mapped inside Thornhill’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. They include a castle, an attraction and a museum. The big name further out is Muncaster Castle, 16 km from the centre.

Photo: Egremont Castle, Paul Lakin (CC BY 3.0)
In Thornhill
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Just outside Thornhill, the best known

After Egremont Castle, look out for an attraction and a museum.

CastleEgremont Castle1.4 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionBraystones Tower2.4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumWest Cumberland Railway Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northwest

Each 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

The lie of the land

The outermost point is West Cumberland Railway Museum, at 5 km.

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The dashed line is Thornhill’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 list by type

It comes down to a castle, an attraction and a museum.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Thornhill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The full list

Its 3 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

Parks, footpaths and green space in Thornhill →

Big names nearby

Worth the drive

Most famous of the 12 is Muncaster Castle, 16 km from the centre.

CastleCastleMuncaster Castle16 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustHill Top38 km eastHistoric house · National TrustWordworth House24 km northeastHeritage railwayHeritage railwayRavenglass and Eskdale Railway14 km southeastCastleCockermouth Castle25 km northeastCastleMillom Castle32 km southeastHistoric houseRydal Mount35 km eastCastle · National TrustWray Castle37 km eastMuseumDerwent Pencil Museum29 km northeastCastleHayton Castle34 km northHistoric house · National TrustDerwent Island and House29 km northeastMuseumMuseumThe Armitt Museum & Library37 km east

Places well known beyond Thornhill (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.

Places to visit in Thornhill: questions

What is there to see near Thornhill?

No attraction is mapped inside Thornhill itself. Within 5 km of it are Egremont Castle, Braystones Tower and West Cumberland Railway Museum.

Does Thornhill have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Thornhill: West Cumberland Railway Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Thornhill?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hill Top (National Trust), 38 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Thornhill?

Within 40 km: Muncaster Castle (16 km), Hill Top (38 km), Wordworth House (24 km), Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (14 km).

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 Thornhill 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 (10)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.