A museum to see in Grassington: Folk Museum
For a trip from Grassington, Fountains Abbey is 27 km away. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its edge. Look for a museum and an attraction.
The first to see in Grassington
Then comes an attraction, behind Folk Museum.
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 layout
The farthest of them, Kilnsey Park and Trout Farm, is 4.7 km out.
The dashed line is Grassington’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
The list holds a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Grassington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
The one inside Grassington comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Grassington comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
20 listed buildings are on Grassington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Grassington →
Days out
Fountains Abbey, at 27 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey27 km east
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park28 km east
CastleSkipton Castle12 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle27 km northeast
Historic houseHarewood House36 km southeast
CathedralRipon Cathedral32 km east
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum35 km southeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)
CastleBolton Castle28 km north
Abbey or prioryBolton Abbey12 km southeast
CathedralBradford Cathedral35 km southeast
CastleCliffe Castle23 km south · 65K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryBolton Priory12 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Grassington (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.
Seeing Grassington: questions
What are the main attractions in Grassington?
The place to visit inside Grassington’s built-up area is Folk Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Grassington have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Grassington: Folk Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Grassington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 27 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Grassington?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (27 km), Studley Royal Park (28 km), Skipton Castle (12 km), Middleham Castle (27 km).
Where are Grassington’s historic buildings listed?
Grassington has 20 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 Grassington 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 (11)
- 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
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Abbey: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliffe Castle: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Priory: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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