Places to visit near Swinton: Castle Howard & more
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Swinton, 4 are museums or galleries. Swinton itself has none of them. Travel 26 km and you reach York Minster.
Around Swinton: where to begin
After Castle Howard come 4 museums.
Historic houseCastle Howard4.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumEden Camp Museum3.4 km outside town, to the east
MuseumMalton Museum2.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumNorton and Malton Heritage Centre3.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumDickens Museum & Scrooges Counting House2.8 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.
Mapped
Head to the southeast for most of the 5 on the list.
The dashed line is Swinton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
Museums or galleries lead the count with 4 of 5.
Green: inside Swinton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
These 5 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Swinton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Swinton →
Names further out
Day trips number 12; the best known is York Minster, 26 km off.
ChurchYork Minster26 km southwestMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum27 km southwest · 808K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower27 km southwest
MuseumYorkshire Museum26 km southwest · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritagePickering Castle12 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum22 km northwest
MuseumYork Castle Museum27 km southwest · 284K visitors a year (2013)
Castle · English HeritageScarborough Castle33 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageHelmsley Castle18 km northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageKirkham Priory7.8 km south
AttractionMumbo Jumbo7.3 km north
CastleSheriff Hutton Castle13 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Swinton (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.
Know before you go to Swinton
What is there to see near Swinton?
No attraction is mapped inside Swinton itself. Within 5 km of it are Castle Howard, Eden Camp Museum, Malton Museum and Norton and Malton Heritage Centre.
Does Swinton have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Swinton: Eden Camp Museum, Malton Museum, Norton and Malton Heritage Centre and Dickens Museum & Scrooges Counting House.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Swinton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clifford's Tower (English Heritage), 27 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Swinton?
Within 40 km: York Minster (26 km), National Railway Museum (27 km), Clifford's Tower (27 km), Yorkshire Museum (26 km).
Where are Swinton’s historic buildings listed?
Swinton has 1 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 Swinton 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)
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Camp Museum: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malton Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 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
- Pickering Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scarborough Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmsley Castle: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mumbo Jumbo: chris 論, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheriff Hutton Castle: Shaunconway, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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