What to see in Malton, from Malton Museum on
Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 2 beyond the 2 inside Malton’s built-up area. 3 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. If you have a day, head to Castle Howard, 7.5 km away.
Top of the list in Malton
Following Malton Museum are 3 museums.
MuseumMalton Museumin townMuseumMuseumDickens Museum & Scrooges Counting Housein town
MuseumEden Camp Museum400 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumNorton and Malton Heritage Centre100 m outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Out at 1.7 km is Eden Camp Museum, the farthest.
The dashed line is Malton’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 types of place
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Malton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
4 places in all: 2 in town and 2 within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Malton come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
231 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Malton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Malton →
Further afield
Start with Castle Howard, 7.5 km off, the best known of 12.
Historic houseCastle Howard7.5 km west
ChurchYork Minster27 km southwestMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum28 km southwest · 808K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower28 km southwest
MuseumYorkshire Museum28 km southwest · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritagePickering Castle12 km north
Castle · English HeritageScarborough Castle31 km northeast
MuseumYork Castle Museum28 km southwest · 284K visitors a year (2013)
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum25 km northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageKirkham Priory8.3 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageHelmsley Castle21 km northwest
AttractionMumbo Jumbo8.1 km northPlaces well known beyond Malton (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.
Visiting Malton: questions
What are the main attractions in Malton?
The best known inside Malton’s built-up area are Malton Museum and Dickens Museum & Scrooges Counting House. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Malton have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Malton: Malton Museum, Dickens Museum & Scrooges Counting House, Eden Camp Museum and Norton and Malton Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Malton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clifford's Tower (English Heritage), 28 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Malton?
Within 40 km: Castle Howard (7.5 km), York Minster (27 km), National Railway Museum (28 km), Clifford's Tower (28 km).
Where are Malton’s historic buildings listed?
Malton has 231 listed buildings, 2 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 Malton 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)
- Malton Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Camp Museum: JThomas, 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
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickering Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- 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
- Mumbo Jumbo: chris 論, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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