A castle just outside Carthorpe: Snape Castle
With nothing inside Carthorpe’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle, a garden and a zoo. For a longer trip, Fountains Abbey lies 16 km away.
Just outside Carthorpe, the best known
Beyond Snape Castle, there are a garden and a zoo.
CastleSnape Castle4.1 km outside town, to the west
GardenThorp Perrow Aboretum4.6 km outside town, to the westZooZooBird of Prey and Mammal Centre4.5 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the west.
The dashed line is Carthorpe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
The list holds a castle, a garden and a zoo.
Green: inside Carthorpe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 3 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Carthorpe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carthorpe →
Trips out
The pick of the 12 is Fountains Abbey, 16 km off.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey16 km south
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park15 km south
CathedralRipon Cathedral13 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle18 km west
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle22 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum27 km east
Theme parkLightwater Valley8.5 km south
Historic houseHarewood House39 km south
CastleBolton Castle29 km west
MuseumGreen Howards Museum22 km northwest · 50K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryJervaulx Abbey14 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMount Grace Priory21 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Carthorpe (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.
Carthorpe, answered
What is there to see near Carthorpe?
No attraction is mapped inside Carthorpe itself. Within 5 km of it are Snape Castle, Thorp Perrow Aboretum and Bird of Prey and Mammal Centre.
Does Carthorpe have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Carthorpe.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Carthorpe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 16 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Carthorpe?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (16 km), Studley Royal Park (15 km), Ripon Cathedral (13 km), Middleham Castle (18 km).
Where are Carthorpe’s historic buildings listed?
Carthorpe has 2 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 Carthorpe 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
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jervaulx Abbey: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Grace Priory: Frglrx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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