Near Harmby: Middleham Castle and other places to visit
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a castle, a heritage railway and a theme park. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage. Fountains Abbey, 26 km away, is the best-known day out.
The first to see around Harmby
A heritage railway and a theme park follow Middleham Castle.
Heritage railwayWensleydale Railway3.4 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkThe Forbidden Corner4.3 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
The Forbidden Corner, 4.6 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Harmby’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 mix
2 of the 3 are zoos, theme parks or other days out, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Harmby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Middleham Castle).
All the places to visit
The list runs to 3 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Harmby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Harmby →
Trips out
Out of town, Fountains Abbey (26 km) leads 12 names to know.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey26 km southeast
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park26 km southeast
CastleBolton Castle9.7 km west
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle12 km north
MuseumGreen Howards Museum12 km north · 50K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryJervaulx Abbey5.9 km southeast
CathedralRipon Cathedral26 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds28 km north
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum28 km north
CastleRaby Castle32 km north
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon37 km north · 94K visitors a yearCastleCastle · English HeritageBowes Castle27 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Harmby (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 Harmby: your questions
What is there to see near Harmby?
No attraction is mapped inside Harmby itself. Within 5 km of it are Middleham Castle, Wensleydale Railway and The Forbidden Corner.
Does Harmby have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Harmby.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Harmby?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Harmby, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Middleham Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Harmby?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (26 km), Studley Royal Park (26 km), Bolton Castle (9.7 km), Richmond Castle (12 km).
Where are Harmby’s historic buildings listed?
Harmby has 1 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 Harmby 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)
- Wensleydale Railway: Paul Allison, 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
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jervaulx Abbey: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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