Brockfield Hall leads what is near Warthill
None of our places to visit is inside Warthill’s built-up area; 6 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 theme parks, 2 museums and a historic house. The trip to York Minster is 7.9 km.
The names to know near Warthill
Along with Brockfield Hall, see 2 theme parks, 2 museums and an attraction.
Historic houseBrockfield Hall1 km outside town, to the southwest
Theme parkMurton Park3.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionBreezy Knees Gardens500 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumCraven's Motorcycle Museum2.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumCatton Heritage Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkPiglet's Adventure Farm Park3.3 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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
Furthest from the centre is Murton Park, 4.1 km away.
The dashed line is Warthill’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 kinds on offer
2 are zoos, theme parks or other days out; museums or galleries come next with 2.
Green: inside Warthill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
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.
3 listed buildings are on Warthill’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Warthill →
Further afield
Out of town, York Minster (7.9 km) leads 12 names to know.
ChurchYork Minster7.9 km southwestMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum8.9 km southwest · 808K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower8.1 km southwest
MuseumYorkshire Museum8.3 km southwest · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Historic houseCastle Howard15 km north
MuseumYork Castle Museum8.1 km southwest · 284K visitors a year (2013)
FortYork city walls8.2 km southwest
Art galleryYork Art Gallery8.1 km southwest
MuseumJorvik Viking Centre8 km southwest
Abbey or priorySt Mary's Abbey8.3 km southwest
Garden · National TrustTreasurer's House Garden7.8 km southwest
Historic houseHarewood House38 km westPlaces well known beyond Warthill (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 Warthill
What is there to see near Warthill?
No attraction is mapped inside Warthill itself. Within 5 km of it are Brockfield Hall, Murton Park, Breezy Knees Gardens and Craven's Motorcycle Museum.
Does Warthill have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Warthill: Craven's Motorcycle Museum and Catton Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Warthill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clifford's Tower (English Heritage), 8.1 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Warthill?
Within 40 km: York Minster (7.9 km), National Railway Museum (8.9 km), Clifford's Tower (8.1 km), Yorkshire Museum (8.3 km).
Where are Warthill’s historic buildings listed?
Warthill has 3 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 Warthill 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)
- Brockfield Hall: In Vitrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Murton Park: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Treasurer's House Garden: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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