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Richmond Castle
Attractions in Catterick Garrison

Richmond Castle leads what is near Catterick Garrison

Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Catterick Garrison’s built-up area. There are 2 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory to choose from. Around 50K people visit Green Howards Museum each year. Here, 2 places are kept up by English Heritage. Beyond the town, the best known is Middleham Castle, 12 km off.

Photo: Richmond Castle, Dylan Moore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Catterick Garrison
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Just outside Catterick Garrison, the best known

Alongside Richmond Castle you find 2 museums and an abbey or priory.

Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle1.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumGreen Howards Museum1.8 km outside town, to the northwest · 50K visitors a yearAbbey or priory · English HeritageEasby Abbey1.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumRichmondshire Museum1.8 km outside town, to the northwest

Each 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

Leave town to the northwest for most of the 4 nearby.

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The dashed line is Catterick Garrison’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

What sort of places

There are more castles or historic places (2) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Catterick Garrison. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Richmond Castle and Easby Abbey).

Every place

The complete list

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4 places listed.

Easby Abbey

Abbey or priory · 1.4 km outside town, to the north

Grade I listed building in Richmondshire, United Kingdom.

Run by English Heritage
About Easby Abbey →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

16 listed buildings are on Catterick Garrison’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Catterick Garrison →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

Day trips number 12; the best known is Middleham Castle, 12 km off.

CastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle12 km southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey31 km southGarden · National TrustStudley Royal Park30 km southCastleBolton Castle17 km westCastle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds23 km northwestMuseum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum23 km northwestCastleRaby Castle25 km northCathedralRipon Cathedral30 km southeastMuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon28 km north · 94K visitors a yearAbbey or prioryJervaulx Abbey12 km southCastleCastleRavensworth Castle10 km northwestFort · English HeritageStanwick Camp14 km north

Places well known beyond Catterick Garrison (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.

Catterick Garrison: questions and answers

What is there to see near Catterick Garrison?

No attraction is mapped inside Catterick Garrison itself. Within 5 km of it are Richmond Castle, Green Howards Museum, Easby Abbey and Richmondshire Museum.

Does Catterick Garrison have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Catterick Garrison: Green Howards Museum and Richmondshire Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Catterick Garrison?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Catterick Garrison, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Richmond Castle and Easby Abbey).

What are the best-known days out near Catterick Garrison?

Within 40 km: Middleham Castle (12 km), Fountains Abbey (31 km), Studley Royal Park (30 km), Bolton Castle (17 km).

Where are Catterick Garrison’s historic buildings listed?

Catterick Garrison has 16 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 Catterick Garrison 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).

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