Nothing in Sheriff Hutton itself: Sheriff Hutton Castle is 200 m away
For a trip from Sheriff Hutton, Castle Howard is 7.6 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a castle and a garden, among others.
Around Sheriff Hutton: where to begin
A garden follows Sheriff Hutton Castle.
CastleSheriff Hutton Castle100 m outside town, to the southeastGardenGardenYorkshire Lavender4.3 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
The list reaches out to Yorkshire Lavender, 4.7 km away.
The dashed line is Sheriff Hutton’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
The places here are a castle and a garden.
Green: inside Sheriff Hutton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Sheriff Hutton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sheriff Hutton →
Day trips from Sheriff Hutton
Worth the drive, Castle Howard (7.6 km) is first of the 12.
Historic houseCastle Howard7.6 km northeast
ChurchYork Minster15 km southMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum15 km south · 808K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower16 km south
MuseumYorkshire Museum15 km south · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey38 km west
MuseumYork Castle Museum16 km south · 284K visitors a year (2013)
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park37 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum20 km north
FortYork city walls16 km south
Art galleryYork Art Gallery15 km south
MuseumJorvik Viking Centre15 km southPlaces well known beyond Sheriff Hutton (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.
Quick answers on Sheriff Hutton
What is there to see near Sheriff Hutton?
No attraction is mapped inside Sheriff Hutton itself. Within 5 km of it are Sheriff Hutton Castle and Yorkshire Lavender.
Does Sheriff Hutton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Sheriff Hutton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sheriff Hutton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clifford's Tower (English Heritage), 16 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Sheriff Hutton?
Within 40 km: Castle Howard (7.6 km), York Minster (15 km), National Railway Museum (15 km), Clifford's Tower (16 km).
Where are Sheriff Hutton’s historic buildings listed?
Sheriff Hutton has 2 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 Sheriff Hutton 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)
- Sheriff Hutton Castle: Shaunconway, CC BY 3.0, 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
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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