Places to visit near Brigsley: Waltham Windmill & more
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Brigsley’s built-up area. There are an attraction, a zoo and an abbey or priory to choose from. Allow a day for Bolingbroke Castle, 38 km off.
The best known around Brigsley
A zoo and an abbey or priory follow Waltham Windmill.
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 view
The outermost point is Nunnys Farm, at 5 km.
The dashed line is Brigsley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What there is to see
It comes down to an attraction, a zoo and an abbey or priory.
Green: inside Brigsley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Each of the 3 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Brigsley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Brigsley →
Within a day
The 12 days out are led by Bolingbroke Castle, 38 km away.
Castle · English HeritageBolingbroke Castle38 km south
Historic shipRoss Tiger7.8 km northTheme parkTheme parkPleasure Island Family Theme Park8.2 km northeast
MuseumHull Streetlife Museum31 km northwest · 126K visitors a year
FortHull Castle31 km northwest
CastleCastle Hill23 km southeast
MuseumFerriby Boats35 km northwest
MuseumArctic Corsair31 km northwest
MuseumHull Maritime Museum31 km northwest
MuseumFerens Art Gallery31 km northwest
Abbey or prioryBardney Abbey35 km southwest
AquariumThe Deep30 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Brigsley (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.
Brigsley, answered
What is there to see near Brigsley?
No attraction is mapped inside Brigsley itself. Within 5 km of it are Waltham Windmill, Nunnys Farm and West Ravendale Priory.
Does Brigsley have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Brigsley.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Brigsley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bolingbroke Castle (English Heritage), 38 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Brigsley?
Within 40 km: Bolingbroke Castle (38 km), Ross Tiger (7.8 km), Pleasure Island Family Theme Park (8.2 km), Hull Streetlife Museum (31 km).
Where are Brigsley’s historic buildings listed?
Brigsley has 3 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 Brigsley 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 (11)
- Bolingbroke Castle: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Tiger: Dornsby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hull Streetlife Museum: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hull Castle: Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Hill: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferriby Boats: Notafly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arctic Corsair: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hull Maritime Museum: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferens Art Gallery: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bardney Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Deep: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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