5.2 km from Grewelthorpe, Lightwater Valley leads the list
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Grewelthorpe are gardens or estates. All of them lie outside Grewelthorpe. Beyond the town, Fountains Abbey sits 9 km away.
Where to start near Grewelthorpe
Next to Lightwater Valley, the best known are 3 gardens and an attraction.
Theme parkLightwater Valley4.8 km outside town, to the east
GardenHackfall500 m outside town, to the northeast
GardenSwinton Estate3.5 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGardenHimalayan Garden & Sculpture Park1.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionTheakston Brewery Visitor Centre4.1 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.
Plotted on the map
Furthest from the centre is Lightwater Valley, 5.2 km away.
The dashed line is Grewelthorpe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
The biggest group is gardens or estates, with 3 of the 5.
Green: inside Grewelthorpe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
Each of the 5 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Grewelthorpe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Grewelthorpe →
Trips out
Start with Fountains Abbey, 9 km off, the best known of 12.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey9 km southeast
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park8.6 km southeast
CathedralRipon Cathedral9.7 km southeastCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle16 km northwest
Historic houseHarewood House33 km south
CastleBolton Castle25 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle25 km north
Historic house · National TrustFountains Hall8.8 km southeast
Abbey or prioryJervaulx Abbey11 km northwest
Historic houseRipley Castle16 km south
CastleKnaresborough Castle23 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum36 km eastPlaces well known beyond Grewelthorpe (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.
Grewelthorpe: questions and answers
What is there to see near Grewelthorpe?
No attraction is mapped inside Grewelthorpe itself. Within 5 km of it are Lightwater Valley, Hackfall, Swinton Estate and Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park.
Does Grewelthorpe have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Grewelthorpe.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Grewelthorpe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 9 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Grewelthorpe?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (9 km), Studley Royal Park (8.6 km), Ripon Cathedral (9.7 km), Middleham Castle (16 km).
Where are Grewelthorpe’s historic buildings listed?
Grewelthorpe 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 Grewelthorpe 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)
- Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hackfall: Alan Bate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swinton Estate: Michael King, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Hall: Graham Roberts, the uploader is Gcr22, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jervaulx Abbey: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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