Hovingham Hall is the place to visit in Hovingham
Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 3 beyond the one inside Hovingham’s built-up area. The mix takes in 2 castles, a historic house and a garden. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. Day-trippers head 7.4 km out to Castle Howard.
Most famous in Hovingham
Following Hovingham Hall are a historic house, a castle and a garden.
CastleHovingham Hallin town
Historic house · National TrustNunnington Hall3.5 km outside town, to the north
CastleSlingsby Castle2.6 km outside town, to the eastGardenGardenYorkshire Lavender4.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
The map stretches to Yorkshire Lavender, 4.9 km away.
The dashed line is Hovingham’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 list by type
Most common are castles or historic places: 3 of 4.
Green: inside Hovingham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Nunnington Hall).
All of them, one by one
In town there is one, and the list adds 3 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Hovingham comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
47 listed buildings are on Hovingham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hovingham →
Within a day
Castle Howard, at 7.4 km, heads the 12.
Historic houseCastle Howard7.4 km southeast
ChurchYork Minster24 km southMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum25 km south · 808K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower25 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum13 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey40 km west
MuseumYorkshire Museum24 km south · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park39 km west
Castle · English HeritageHelmsley Castle9.8 km northwest
CastleGilling Castle5.8 km west
MuseumYork Castle Museum25 km south · 284K visitors a year (2013)
Castle · English HeritagePickering Castle16 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Hovingham (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.
Questions before you go to Hovingham
What are the main attractions in Hovingham?
The place to visit inside Hovingham’s built-up area is Hovingham Hall. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Hovingham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Hovingham.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hovingham?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Hovingham, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Nunnington Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Hovingham?
Within 40 km: Castle Howard (7.4 km), York Minster (24 km), National Railway Museum (25 km), Clifford's Tower (25 km).
Where are Hovingham’s historic buildings listed?
Hovingham has 47 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Hovingham 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)
- Hovingham Hall: Gareth Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunnington Hall: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slingsby Castle: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmsley Castle: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilling Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickering Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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