What to see from Easingwold: Crayke Castle first
From Easingwold, the big name within reach is York Minster, 19 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Easingwold’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a castle and an attraction.
The names to know near Easingwold
Following Crayke Castle is an attraction.
CastleCrayke Castle2.3 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionEasingwold Maize Maze1.5 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.
Mapped
The map stretches to Easingwold Maize Maze, 3 km away.
The dashed line is Easingwold’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 types of place
Between them they are a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Easingwold. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Easingwold
Both on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
46 listed buildings are on Easingwold’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Easingwold →
Bigger names, a drive away
Top of the 12 day trips: York Minster, at 19 km.
ChurchYork Minster19 km southMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum19 km south · 808K visitors a year
Historic houseCastle Howard18 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey26 km west
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower20 km south
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park25 km west
MuseumYorkshire Museum19 km south · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum16 km north
MuseumYork Castle Museum20 km south · 284K visitors a year (2013)
CathedralRipon Cathedral22 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageByland Abbey9.4 km north
Historic houseHarewood House33 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Easingwold (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.
Visiting Easingwold: the answers
What is there to see near Easingwold?
No attraction is mapped inside Easingwold itself. Within 5 km of it are Crayke Castle and Easingwold Maize Maze.
Does Easingwold have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Easingwold.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Easingwold?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 26 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Easingwold?
Within 40 km: York Minster (19 km), National Railway Museum (19 km), Castle Howard (18 km), Fountains Abbey (26 km).
Where are Easingwold’s historic buildings listed?
Easingwold has 46 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 Easingwold 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 (12)
- Crayke Castle: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byland Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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