Around Elsham: Hull Streetlife Museum and more
One place to visit we list is in Elsham or within 5 km of its edge: Elsham Hall. Further afield, the best known is Hull Streetlife Museum, at 18 km. The wider area, within 40 km, holds 12 places on our list, with 7 museums and a fort among them.
Nearest place to visit
Elsham Hall is 500 m from the middle of Elsham. Elsham Hall is a country house in Elsham, Lincolnshire.
1Where they are
The map numbers 7 places, in the order of the tiles below.
Elsham is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
7 museums or galleries and 4 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Elsham. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Gainsborough Old Hall).
Each place in turn
All 13 on the list lie within 40 km.
Hull Streetlife Museum
Transport museum in Kingston upon Hull, England.
The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft
Transport museum, United Kingdom.
Wressle castle
Late 14th-century quadrangular castle in East Yorkshire, England, UK.
Gainsborough Old Hall
Medieval manor house museum in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Pleasure Island Family Theme Park
1993–2016 amusement park in Lincolnshire, England.
What is in or close to Elsham comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Elsham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Elsham →
Worth a trip
Here are the best known of the 12 within 40 km.
2MuseumHull Streetlife Museum18 km northeast · 126K visitors a year
3MuseumFerriby Boats14 km north
4FortHull Castle18 km northeast
5MuseumHull Maritime Museum18 km north
6MuseumArctic Corsair18 km northeast
7MuseumThe Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft29 km west
MuseumFerens Art Gallery17 km north
CastleWressle castle38 km northwest
Museum · English HeritageGainsborough Old Hall31 km southwest
AquariumThe Deep17 km northeast
Historic shipRoss Tiger24 km eastTheme parkTheme parkPleasure Island Family Theme Park29 km eastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Kingston upon Hull →
Visiting Elsham: the answers
What is there to see near Elsham?
No attraction is mapped inside Elsham itself. Within 5 km of it are Elsham Hall.
Does Elsham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Elsham.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Elsham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Gainsborough Old Hall (English Heritage), 31 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Elsham?
Within 40 km: Hull Streetlife Museum (18 km), Ferriby Boats (14 km), Hull Castle (18 km), Hull Maritime Museum (18 km).
Where are Elsham’s historic buildings listed?
Elsham has 5 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 Elsham 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 (7)
- Elsham Hall: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hull Streetlife Museum: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferriby Boats: Notafly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hull Castle: Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hull Maritime Museum: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arctic Corsair: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft: James Race, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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