Theakston Brewery Visitor Centre is the place to visit in Masham
Only one place to visit is inside Masham’s built-up area, but 5 more are within 5 km of its edge. There are 3 gardens, 2 attractions and a castle to choose from. Fountains Abbey, 13 km away, is the best-known day out.
Best known, in and near Masham
Theakston Brewery Visitor Centre aside, the next best known are 3 gardens, a castle and an attraction.
CastleSnape Castle4.9 km outside town, to the northeast
GardenHackfall3.2 km outside town, to the south
GardenSwinton Estate1.3 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenHimalayan Garden & Sculpture Park2.8 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionDruid's Temple4.8 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 lie of the land
Snape Castle marks the outer edge, 5.5 km away.
The dashed line is Masham’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
3 are gardens or estates; other attractions come next with 2.
Green: inside Masham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
In town there is one, and the list adds 5 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Masham comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
65 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Masham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Masham →
A drive away
Leading the 12 is Fountains Abbey, 13 km away; they include 4 castles and 3 abbeys or priories.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey13 km southeast
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park13 km southeastCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle12 km northwest
CathedralRipon Cathedral13 km southeast
Abbey or prioryJervaulx Abbey7.2 km northwest
CastleBolton Castle22 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle21 km north
Theme parkLightwater Valley7.9 km southeast
Historic houseHarewood House37 km south
MuseumGreen Howards Museum21 km north · 50K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds40 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum36 km eastPlaces well known beyond Masham (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 Masham
What are the main attractions in Masham?
The place to visit inside Masham’s built-up area is Theakston Brewery Visitor Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Masham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Masham.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Masham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 13 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Masham?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (13 km), Studley Royal Park (13 km), Middleham Castle (12 km), Ripon Cathedral (13 km).
Where are Masham’s historic buildings listed?
Masham has 65 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 Masham 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)
- Snape Castle: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hackfall: Alan Bate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swinton Estate: Michael King, 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
- Jervaulx Abbey: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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