A castle to see in Kirkbymoorside: Neville Castle
The best-known day out from Kirkbymoorside is Castle Howard, 17 km away. We list one place to visit inside Kirkbymoorside’s built-up area and another within 5 km of its edge. They include a castle and a museum.
First stops in Kirkbymoorside
Alongside Neville Castle you find a 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.
Places on the map
At 3.7 km, Ryedale Folk Museum is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Kirkbymoorside’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
It comes down to a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Kirkbymoorside. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Kirkbymoorside comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
43 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Kirkbymoorside’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kirkbymoorside →
Further away
The 12 days out are led by Castle Howard, 17 km away.
Historic houseCastle Howard17 km south
ChurchYork Minster36 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum12 km westMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum36 km south · 808K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageHelmsley Castle8.9 km west
Castle · English HeritagePickering Castle11 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhitby Abbey32 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower36 km south
MuseumYorkshire Museum36 km south · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritageScarborough Castle36 km east
MuseumYork Castle Museum36 km south · 284K visitors a year (2013)
Abbey or priory · English HeritageByland Abbey16 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Kirkbymoorside (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.
Before a day out in Kirkbymoorside
What are the main attractions in Kirkbymoorside?
The place to visit inside Kirkbymoorside’s built-up area is Neville Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Kirkbymoorside have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kirkbymoorside: Ryedale Folk Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kirkbymoorside?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rievaulx Abbey Museum (English Heritage), 12 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Kirkbymoorside?
Within 40 km: Castle Howard (17 km), York Minster (36 km), Rievaulx Abbey Museum (12 km), National Railway Museum (36 km).
Where are Kirkbymoorside’s historic buildings listed?
Kirkbymoorside has 43 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 Kirkbymoorside 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)
- Ryedale Folk Museum: Helge Klaus Rieder, CC0, 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
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmsley Castle: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickering Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby Abbey: aude, 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
- Scarborough Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byland Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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