Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm is the place to visit in Bedale
Mapped inside Bedale’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 5. There are 2 attractions, a castle and a garden to choose from. Walking distance covers 2 of them, all within 1 km of the middle. Beyond the town, the best known is Fountains Abbey, 20 km off.
Must-know places in Bedale
Then come a castle, a garden and a zoo, behind Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm.
CastleSnape Castle3 km outside town, to the south
GardenThorp Perrow Aboretum1.9 km outside town, to the southZooZooBird of Prey and Mammal Centre1.7 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionLeeming Bar Railway Station2.5 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteBedale Leech House100 m 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.
Around Bedale, mapped
Close by, the 5 mostly lie to the south.
The dashed line is Bedale’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Other attractions number 2, castles or historic places 2.
Green: inside Bedale. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 5 more.
The one inside Bedale comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
57 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bedale’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bedale →
The wider area
The pick of the 12 is Fountains Abbey, 20 km off.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey20 km south
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park19 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle14 km west
CathedralRipon Cathedral17 km south
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle16 km northwest
MuseumGreen Howards Museum16 km northwest · 50K visitors a year
CastleBolton Castle24 km west
Abbey or prioryJervaulx Abbey9.8 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum31 km east
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds36 km northwest
Theme parkLightwater Valley12 km south
CastleRaby Castle37 km northPlaces well known beyond Bedale (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.
Before a day out in Bedale
What are the main attractions in Bedale?
The place to visit inside Bedale’s built-up area is Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Bedale have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bedale.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bedale?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 20 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Bedale?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (20 km), Studley Royal Park (19 km), Middleham Castle (14 km), Ripon Cathedral (17 km).
Where are Bedale’s historic buildings listed?
Bedale has 57 listed buildings, 3 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 Bedale 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 (13)
- Snape Castle: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorp Perrow Aboretum: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jervaulx Abbey: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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