From Strensall, 6.3 km to Sheriff Hutton Castle
All of it lies outside: 6 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Strensall’s built-up area. The commonest are 2 theme parks, a castle and a historic house. Out of town, York Minster is 8.6 km away.
Top of the list around Strensall
Behind Sheriff Hutton Castle on the list are 2 theme parks, a historic house and a museum.
CastleSheriff Hutton Castle4.8 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseBrockfield Hall5 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkPiglet's Adventure Farm Park2.1 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumCraven's Motorcycle Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkWeb Adventure Park3.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionBreezy Knees Gardens4.9 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
To the southeast is where most of the 6 nearby are.
The dashed line is Strensall’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Castles or historic places number 2, zoos, theme parks or other days out 2.
Green: inside Strensall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
6 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.
7 listed buildings are on Strensall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Strensall →
Beyond Strensall
Allow a day for York Minster, 8.6 km away, the pick of 12.
ChurchYork Minster8.6 km southMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum9.2 km southwest · 808K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower9.2 km south
Historic houseCastle Howard13 km northeast
MuseumYorkshire Museum8.8 km southwest · 164K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumYork Castle Museum9.3 km south · 284K visitors a year (2013)
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey37 km west
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park36 km west
FortYork city walls9.3 km south
Art galleryYork Art Gallery8.6 km southwest
MuseumJorvik Viking Centre9.1 km south
Abbey or priorySt Mary's Abbey8.7 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Strensall (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.
Your questions on Strensall
What is there to see near Strensall?
No attraction is mapped inside Strensall itself. Within 5 km of it are Sheriff Hutton Castle, Brockfield Hall, Piglet's Adventure Farm Park and Craven's Motorcycle Museum.
Does Strensall have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Strensall: Craven's Motorcycle Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Strensall?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clifford's Tower (English Heritage), 9.2 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Strensall?
Within 40 km: York Minster (8.6 km), National Railway Museum (9.2 km), Clifford's Tower (9.2 km), Castle Howard (13 km).
Where are Strensall’s historic buildings listed?
Strensall 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 Strensall 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)
- Sheriff Hutton Castle: Shaunconway, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brockfield Hall: In Vitrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), 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 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
- St Mary's Abbey: Kaly99, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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