Skipton Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Cononley
Photo: Skipton Castle, Davegill70 (CC BY-SA 3.0)Close to Cononley: Skipton Castle and more
There is no place to visit inside Cononley’s built-up area; there are 4 within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 attractions, a castle and a museum. Out of town, Fountains Abbey is 36 km away.
In Cononley
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The first to see around Cononley
The rest of the best known are 2 attractions and a museum.
CastleSkipton Castle4.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCraven Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionSkipton Boat Trips4.1 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionCanal trips4.1 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 things are
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the north.
The dashed line is Cononley’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
The kinds on offer
Between them they are 2 attractions, a castle and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Cononley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place, in and near Cononley
The list runs to 4 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings are on Cononley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cononley →
Big names nearby
Out of town
First of the 12 big names within reach is Fountains Abbey, 36 km away.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey36 km northeast
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park36 km northeast
CastleCliffe Castle8.4 km southeast · 65K visitors a year
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum22 km southeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum11 km south
CathedralBradford Cathedral22 km southeast
Historic houseHarewood House32 km east
Abbey or prioryBolton Abbey11 km northeast
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre15 km southwest · 100K visitors a year
CathedralLeeds Cathedral34 km southeast
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)29 km east
Abbey or prioryBolton Priory11 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Cononley (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.
Your questions on Cononley
What is there to see near Cononley?
No attraction is mapped inside Cononley itself. Within 5 km of it are Skipton Castle, Craven Museum, Skipton Boat Trips and Canal trips.
Does Cononley have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Cononley: Craven Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cononley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 36 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Cononley?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (36 km), Studley Royal Park (36 km), Cliffe Castle (8.4 km), National Science and Media Museum (22 km).
Where are Cononley’s historic buildings listed?
Cononley has 14 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 Cononley 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 (14)
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craven Museum: JHillCDC, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Cliffe Castle: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Abbey: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Priory: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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