Thornton Abbey
Grade I listed building in Thornton Curtis, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Ulceby
Photo: Thornton Abbey, Simon Fidler (CC BY-SA 2.0)Places to visit around Ulceby, from Thornton Abbey
The best-known day out from Ulceby is Hull Streetlife Museum, 14 km away. There is no place to visit inside Ulceby’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. One of the places on the list is maintained by English Heritage.
In Ulceby
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Around Ulceby: where to begin
Along with Thornton Abbey, see an abbey or priory.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageThornton Abbey3.8 km outside town, to the northAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryNewsham Abbey1.9 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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
Where things are
The map stretches to Thornton Abbey, 4.3 km away.
The dashed line is Ulceby’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
How the list breaks down
Both are castles or historic places.
Castles & historic places 2 abbeys or priories0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Ulceby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Thornton Abbey).
Every place
Every one of them
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Ulceby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ulceby →
Big names nearby
A drive away
Hull Streetlife Museum, 14 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumHull Streetlife Museum14 km north · 126K visitors a year
FortHull Castle14 km north
MuseumFerriby Boats16 km northwest
MuseumHull Maritime Museum14 km north
MuseumArctic Corsair14 km north
MuseumFerens Art Gallery14 km north
Historic shipRoss Tiger17 km east
AquariumThe Deep13 km north
MuseumThe Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft37 km westTheme parkTheme parkPleasure Island Family Theme Park23 km east
Museum · English HeritageGainsborough Old Hall38 km southwest
Historic houseBurton Constable Hall23 km northPlaces well known beyond Ulceby (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.
Seeing Ulceby: questions
What is there to see near Ulceby?
No attraction is mapped inside Ulceby itself. Within 5 km of it are Thornton Abbey and Newsham Abbey.
Does Ulceby have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ulceby.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ulceby?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Ulceby, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Thornton Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Ulceby?
Within 40 km: Hull Streetlife Museum (14 km), Hull Castle (14 km), Ferriby Boats (16 km), Hull Maritime Museum (14 km).
Where are Ulceby’s historic buildings listed?
Ulceby has 6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Ulceby 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 (12)
- Thornton Abbey: Simon Fidler, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hull Streetlife Museum: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hull Castle: Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferriby Boats: Notafly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hull Maritime Museum: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arctic Corsair: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferens Art Gallery: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Tiger: Dornsby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Deep: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft: James Race, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gainsborough Old Hall: John Spooner, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burton Constable Hall: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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