Hazlewood Castle
Grade I listed hotel in Stutton with Hazlewood, Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Saxton
Photo: Hazlewood Castle, DAVID M GOODWIN (CC BY-SA 2.0)A castle just outside Saxton: Hazlewood Castle
From Saxton, the big name within reach is York Minster, 20 km away. None of our places to visit is inside Saxton’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle and a historic house.
In Saxton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known
Where to start near Saxton
Second to Hazlewood Castle is a historic house.
CastleHazlewood Castle3.7 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseLotherton Hall2.4 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
The places, mapped
Hazlewood Castle, 4 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Saxton’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 is on offer
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 historic house0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Saxton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Both on the list
2 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Saxton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Saxton →
Big names nearby
Beyond Saxton
Best known of the 12 within reach is York Minster, at 20 km.
ChurchYork Minster20 km northeastMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum19 km northeast · 808K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower19 km northeast
MuseumYorkshire Museum20 km northeast · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Historic houseHarewood House18 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey37 km northwest
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park38 km northwest
MuseumYork Castle Museum19 km northeast · 284K visitors a year (2013)
CastlePontefract Castle15 km south
CathedralLeeds Cathedral18 km west
CastleSandal Castle23 km southwest
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park30 km southwest · 300K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Saxton (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.
Seeing Saxton: your questions
What is there to see near Saxton?
No attraction is mapped inside Saxton itself. Within 5 km of it are Hazlewood Castle and Lotherton Hall.
Does Saxton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Saxton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Saxton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clifford's Tower (English Heritage), 19 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Saxton?
Within 40 km: York Minster (20 km), National Railway Museum (19 km), Clifford's Tower (19 km), Yorkshire Museum (20 km).
Where are Saxton’s historic buildings listed?
Saxton has 8 listed buildings, 1 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 Saxton 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 (13)
- Hazlewood Castle: DAVID M GOODWIN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lotherton Hall: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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