A museum to see in Elvington: Yorkshire Air Museum
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Elvington are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 4 beyond the one inside Elvington’s built-up area. Further out, York Minster is 10 km away.
Top of the list in Elvington
Alongside Yorkshire Air Museum you find a theme park, an attraction and a museum.
MuseumYorkshire Air Museumin town
Theme parkMurton Park4.2 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionYork Maze1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumKohima Museum4.6 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryNorman Rea Art Gallery4 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Look to the northwest for most of the 4 just outside.
The dashed line is Elvington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Museums or galleries lead the count with 3 of 5.
Green: inside Elvington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
The one inside Elvington comes first, then 4 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Elvington comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Elvington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Elvington →
A drive away
Leading the 12 is York Minster, 10 km away; they include 4 museums and 2 historic houses.
ChurchYork Minster10 km northwestMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum11 km west · 808K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower10 km west
MuseumYorkshire Museum11 km northwest · 164K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumYork Castle Museum9.9 km west · 284K visitors a year (2013)
Historic houseCastle Howard22 km north
FortYork city walls10 km west
Art galleryYork Art Gallery11 km northwest
MuseumJorvik Viking Centre10 km northwest
Abbey or priorySt Mary's Abbey11 km northwest
Garden · National TrustTreasurer's House Garden10 km northwest
Historic houseHarewood House39 km westPlaces well known beyond Elvington (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.
Quick answers on Elvington
What are the main attractions in Elvington?
The place to visit inside Elvington’s built-up area is Yorkshire Air Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Elvington have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Elvington: Yorkshire Air Museum, Kohima Museum and Norman Rea Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Elvington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clifford's Tower (English Heritage), 10 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Elvington?
Within 40 km: York Minster (10 km), National Railway Museum (11 km), Clifford's Tower (10 km), Yorkshire Museum (11 km).
Where are Elvington’s historic buildings listed?
Elvington has 9 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 Elvington 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)
- Yorkshire Air Museum: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Murton Park: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- York city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Abbey: Kaly99, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Treasurer's House Garden: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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