Sion Hill Hall And Attached Courtyard Wall
Architectural structure in Kirby Wiske, Hambleton, England, UK.
Attractions in Pickhill
Photo: Sion Hill Hall And Attached Courtyard Wall, Matthew Hatton (CC BY-SA 2.0)From Pickhill, 2.9 km to Sion Hill Hall And Attached Courtyard Wall
For a trip from Pickhill, Fountains Abbey is 17 km away. Our list finds nothing inside Pickhill’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge. There are a historic house and a zoo to choose from.
In Pickhill
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Pickhill
Behind Sion Hill Hall And Attached Courtyard Wall on the list is a zoo.
Historic houseSion Hill Hall And Attached Courtyard Wall2.5 km outside town, to the eastZooZooThirsk Birds of Prey Centre2.5 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
Where to find them
Furthest from the centre is Thirsk Birds of Prey Centre, 3 km away.
The dashed line is Pickhill’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
Kinds of place
The places here are a historic house and a zoo.
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Pickhill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The full list
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Pickhill’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pickhill →
Big names nearby
Big names nearby
Fountains Abbey, 17 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey17 km southwest
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park16 km southwest
CathedralRipon Cathedral13 km south
Historic houseCastle Howard39 km eastCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle22 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum23 km east
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle24 km northwest
Historic houseHarewood House39 km south
Theme parkLightwater Valley10 km southwest
CastleBolton Castle32 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMount Grace Priory18 km northeast
MuseumGreen Howards Museum25 km northwest · 50K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Pickhill (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.
Practical questions about Pickhill
What is there to see near Pickhill?
No attraction is mapped inside Pickhill itself. Within 5 km of it are Sion Hill Hall And Attached Courtyard Wall and Thirsk Birds of Prey Centre.
Does Pickhill have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Pickhill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pickhill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 17 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Pickhill?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (17 km), Studley Royal Park (16 km), Ripon Cathedral (13 km), Castle Howard (39 km).
Where are Pickhill’s historic buildings listed?
Pickhill has 7 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 Pickhill 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)
- Sion Hill Hall And Attached Courtyard Wall: Matthew Hatton, 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
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Grace Priory: Frglrx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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