Cawood Castle
Grade I listed quadrangular castle in Cawood, Selby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Appleton Roebuck
Photo: Cawood Castle, Gordon Hatton (CC BY-SA 2.0)Places to visit around Appleton Roebuck, from Cawood Castle
A day out from Appleton Roebuck leads to York Minster, 11 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Appleton Roebuck’s built-up area. They include a castle and a zoo.
In Appleton Roebuck
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Where to start near Appleton Roebuck
Next to Cawood Castle, the best known is a zoo.
CastleCawood Castle4.7 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooAskham Bryan Wildlife and Conservation Park4.8 km outside town, to the northEach 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 to find them
The list reaches out to Askham Bryan Wildlife and Conservation Park, 5.2 km away.
The dashed line is Appleton Roebuck’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
Sorted by kind
The places here are a castle and a zoo.
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Appleton Roebuck. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place to visit
Its 2 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.
7 listed buildings are on Appleton Roebuck’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Appleton Roebuck →
Big names nearby
Day trips
The 12 days out are led by York Minster, 11 km away.
ChurchYork Minster11 km northeastMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum10 km northeast · 808K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower11 km northeast
MuseumYorkshire Museum11 km northeast · 164K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumYork Castle Museum10 km northeast · 284K visitors a year (2013)
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey38 km northwest
Historic houseCastle Howard32 km northeast
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park38 km northwest
Historic houseHarewood House24 km west
FortYork city walls10 km northeast
Art galleryYork Art Gallery11 km northeast
MuseumJorvik Viking Centre11 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Appleton Roebuck (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.
Questions before you go to Appleton Roebuck
What is there to see near Appleton Roebuck?
No attraction is mapped inside Appleton Roebuck itself. Within 5 km of it are Cawood Castle and Askham Bryan Wildlife and Conservation Park.
Does Appleton Roebuck have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Appleton Roebuck.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Appleton Roebuck?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clifford's Tower (English Heritage), 11 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Appleton Roebuck?
Within 40 km: York Minster (11 km), National Railway Museum (10 km), Clifford's Tower (11 km), Yorkshire Museum (11 km).
Where are Appleton Roebuck’s historic buildings listed?
Appleton Roebuck has 7 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 Appleton Roebuck 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)
- Cawood Castle: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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