Places to visit near Leeming: Thorp Perrow Aboretum & more
With nothing inside Leeming’s built-up area, the list has 5 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 attractions, a garden and a zoo. Fountains Abbey, 21 km away, is the best-known day out.
Where to start near Leeming
Following Thorp Perrow Aboretum are 2 attractions, a zoo and a historic site.
GardenThorp Perrow Aboretum4.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionLeeming Bar Railway Station800 m outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionBig Sheep and Little Cow Farm2.3 km outside town, to the westZooZooBird of Prey and Mammal Centre4.4 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteBedale Leech House2.5 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
At the edge of the map sits Thorp Perrow Aboretum, 6.1 km out.
The dashed line is Leeming’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
The list holds 2 attractions, a garden and a zoo.
Green: inside Leeming. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Nothing is inside Leeming itself; these 5 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Leeming’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Leeming →
Day trips
Fountains Abbey, 21 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey21 km south
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park20 km south
CathedralRipon Cathedral18 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle19 km west
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle18 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum27 km east
MuseumGreen Howards Museum19 km northwest · 50K visitors a year
CastleBolton Castle28 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMount Grace Priory17 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds38 km northwest
Abbey or prioryJervaulx Abbey14 km west
CastleRaby Castle38 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Leeming (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.
Asked about places to visit in Leeming
What is there to see near Leeming?
No attraction is mapped inside Leeming itself. Within 5 km of it are Thorp Perrow Aboretum, Leeming Bar Railway Station, Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm and Bird of Prey and Mammal Centre.
Does Leeming have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Leeming.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Leeming?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 21 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Leeming?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (21 km), Studley Royal Park (20 km), Ripon Cathedral (18 km), Middleham Castle (19 km).
Where are Leeming’s historic buildings listed?
Leeming has 4 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 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
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Grace Priory: Frglrx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jervaulx Abbey: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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