Leeming Bar Railway Station, the place to visit in Leeming Bar
One place to visit is mapped inside Leeming Bar’s built-up area, and 4 more within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 attractions, a garden and a zoo. A drive of 22 km brings you to Fountains Abbey.
Best known, in and near Leeming Bar
Once you have seen Leeming Bar Railway Station, try a garden, an attraction and a zoo.
GardenThorp Perrow Aboretum4.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionBig Sheep and Little Cow Farm1.8 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooBird of Prey and Mammal Centre4.3 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteBedale Leech House1.9 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
Head to the southwest for most of the 4 on the list.
The dashed line is Leeming Bar’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 kinds on offer
It comes down to 2 attractions, a garden and a zoo.
Green: inside Leeming Bar. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 4 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Leeming Bar comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Leeming Bar’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Leeming Bar →
The wider area
Fountains Abbey, at 22 km, heads the 12.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey22 km south
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park21 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle16 km west
CathedralRipon Cathedral19 km south
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle16 km northwest
MuseumGreen Howards Museum16 km northwest · 50K visitors a year
CastleBolton Castle25 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum29 km east
Abbey or prioryJervaulx Abbey12 km west
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds36 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMount Grace Priory18 km northeast
CastleRaby Castle35 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Leeming Bar (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.
Planning a visit to Leeming Bar
What are the main attractions in Leeming Bar?
The place to visit inside Leeming Bar’s built-up area is Leeming Bar Railway Station. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Leeming Bar have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Leeming Bar.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Leeming Bar?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 22 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Leeming Bar?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (22 km), Studley Royal Park (21 km), Middleham Castle (16 km), Ripon Cathedral (19 km).
Where are Leeming Bar’s historic buildings listed?
Leeming Bar has 3 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 Leeming Bar 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)
- Thorp Perrow Aboretum: Alison Stamp, 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
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jervaulx Abbey: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Grace Priory: Frglrx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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