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Green Howards Museum
Attractions in Richmond

Green Howards Museum & one more place to visit in Richmond

Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 3 of 5. We list 2 places to visit inside Richmond’s built-up area and 3 within 5 km of its edge. Roughly 50K visitors a year make it to Green Howards Museum. The list includes 3 places in care: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust. Beyond the town, the best known is Fountains Abbey, 35 km off.

Photo: Green Howards Museum, Immanuel Giel (Public domain)
In Richmond
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
3
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Must-know places in Richmond

The list goes on from Green Howards Museum to a museum, a castle and an abbey or priory.

MuseumGreen Howards Museumin town · 50K visitors a yearMuseumRichmondshire Museumin townCastle · English HeritageRichmond Castle100 m outside town, to the southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageEasby Abbey700 m outside town, to the southeastHistoric house · National TrustMoulton Hall5 km outside town, to the east

Each 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

How they lie

At the edge of the map sits Moulton Hall, 6.3 km out.

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The dashed line is Richmond’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

What sort of places

Castles or historic places lead the count with 3; 2 are museums or galleries.

Museums & galleries 2 museums2 in town
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic house0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Richmond. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

3 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Richmond Castle, Easby Abbey and Moulton Hall).

Every place

Everything on the list

The 2 inside Richmond come first, then 3 more within 5 km of its edge.

Easby Abbey

Abbey or priory · 700 m outside town, to the southeast

Grade I listed building in Richmondshire, United Kingdom.

Run by English Heritage
About Easby Abbey →

The 2 inside Richmond 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.

335 listed buildings and 5 scheduled monuments are on Richmond’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Richmond →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Top of the 12 day trips: Fountains Abbey, at 35 km.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey35 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle15 km southGarden · National TrustStudley Royal Park34 km southCastle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds20 km northwestCastleBolton Castle17 km southwestMuseum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum19 km northwestCastleRaby Castle21 km northCastleCastleRavensworth Castle6.6 km northwestMuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon25 km north · 94K visitors a yearFort · English HeritageStanwick Camp11 km northCathedralRipon Cathedral33 km southeastCastleCastle · English HeritageBowes Castle22 km northwest

Places well known beyond Richmond (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.

Richmond, answered

What are the main attractions in Richmond?

The best known inside Richmond’s built-up area are Green Howards Museum and Richmondshire Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.

Does Richmond have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Richmond: Green Howards Museum and Richmondshire Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Richmond?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Richmond, 3 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Richmond Castle, Easby Abbey and Moulton Hall).

What are the best-known days out near Richmond?

Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (35 km), Middleham Castle (15 km), Studley Royal Park (34 km), Barnard Castle Grounds (20 km).

Where are Richmond’s historic buildings listed?

Richmond has 335 listed buildings, 4 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 Richmond 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).

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