Snape’s draw is Snape Castle
We list one place to visit inside Snape’s built-up area and 4 within 5 km of its edge. There are a castle, a garden and a zoo to choose from. Day-trippers head 16 km out to Fountains Abbey.
The best known in Snape
Along with Snape Castle, see a garden, a zoo and an attraction.
CastleSnape Castlein town
GardenThorp Perrow Aboretum1 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooBird of Prey and Mammal Centre1.2 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionBig Sheep and Little Cow Farm3.6 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric siteBedale Leech House3.8 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.
The layout
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the north.
The dashed line is Snape’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 list by type
The places here are a castle, a garden and a zoo.
Green: inside Snape. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
First the one in town, then the 4 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Snape comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Snape’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Snape →
Bigger names, a drive away
Worth the drive, Fountains Abbey (16 km) is first of the 12.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey16 km south
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park15 km south
CathedralRipon Cathedral14 km southCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle14 km west
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle19 km northwest
CastleBolton Castle25 km west
Abbey or prioryJervaulx Abbey9.6 km west
MuseumGreen Howards Museum19 km northwest · 50K visitors a year
Theme parkLightwater Valley8.9 km south
Historic houseHarewood House40 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum31 km east
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds39 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Snape (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 Snape: questions
What are the main attractions in Snape?
The place to visit inside Snape’s built-up area is Snape Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Snape have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Snape.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Snape?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 16 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Snape?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (16 km), Studley Royal Park (15 km), Ripon Cathedral (14 km), Middleham Castle (14 km).
Where are Snape’s historic buildings listed?
Snape has 10 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 Snape 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)
- Snape Castle: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorp Perrow Aboretum: Alison Stamp, 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
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jervaulx Abbey: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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