Danby Castle, 3.2 km from Castleton
From Castleton, the big name within reach is Whitby Abbey, 22 km away. With nothing inside Castleton’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. There are a castle and an attraction to choose from.
The first to see around Castleton
Second to Danby Castle is an attraction.
CastleDanby Castle2.7 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionDanby Lodge National Park Centre2.4 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Out at 3.2 km is Danby Castle, the farthest.
The dashed line is Castleton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
It comes down to a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Castleton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Castleton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Castleton →
Day trips from Castleton
Day trips number 12; the best known is Whitby Abbey, 22 km off.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhitby Abbey22 km east
Historic houseCastle Howard38 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum26 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGisborough Priory11 km northwest
CathedralMiddlesbrough Cathedral19 km west
Castle · English HeritagePickering Castle26 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageHelmsley Castle26 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMount Grace Priory26 km west
CastleOld Mulgrave Castle16 km east
Art galleryMiddlesbrough Institute of Modern Art23 km northwest
Historic shipHMS Trincomalee31 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageByland Abbey32 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Castleton (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.
Know before you go to Castleton
What is there to see near Castleton?
No attraction is mapped inside Castleton itself. Within 5 km of it are Danby Castle and Danby Lodge National Park Centre.
Does Castleton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Castleton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Castleton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Whitby Abbey (English Heritage), 22 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Castleton?
Within 40 km: Whitby Abbey (22 km), Castle Howard (38 km), Rievaulx Abbey Museum (26 km), Gisborough Priory (11 km).
Where are Castleton’s historic buildings listed?
Castleton has 8 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 Castleton 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)
- Danby Castle: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby Abbey: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gisborough Priory: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middlesbrough Cathedral: MiddlesbroughCathedral.JPG: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickering Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmsley Castle: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Grace Priory: Frglrx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mulgrave Castle: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art: Francis Hannaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Trincomalee: David Manley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byland Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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