Yorkshire Air Museum leads what is near Wheldrake
The best-known day out from Wheldrake is York Minster, 11 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Wheldrake’s built-up area. They include a museum and an attraction.
Top of the list around Wheldrake
Once you have seen Yorkshire Air Museum, try an attraction.
MuseumYorkshire Air Museum2.8 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionYork Maze4.4 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 find them
Furthest from the centre is York Maze, 4.9 km away.
The dashed line is Wheldrake’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The places here are a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Wheldrake. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
2 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.
24 listed buildings are on Wheldrake’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wheldrake →
Around the region
Best known of the 12 within reach is York Minster, at 11 km.
ChurchYork Minster11 km northwestMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum11 km northwest · 808K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower10 km northwest
MuseumYorkshire Museum11 km northwest · 164K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumYork Castle Museum10 km northwest · 284K visitors a year (2013)
Historic houseCastle Howard25 km north
FortYork city walls10 km northwest
Art galleryYork Art Gallery11 km northwest
MuseumJorvik Viking Centre10 km northwest
Abbey or priorySt Mary's Abbey11 km northwest
Historic houseHarewood House37 km west
Garden · National TrustTreasurer's House Garden11 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Wheldrake (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.
Visiting Wheldrake: the answers
What is there to see near Wheldrake?
No attraction is mapped inside Wheldrake itself. Within 5 km of it are Yorkshire Air Museum and York Maze.
Does Wheldrake have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Wheldrake: Yorkshire Air Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wheldrake?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clifford's Tower (English Heritage), 10 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Wheldrake?
Within 40 km: York Minster (11 km), National Railway Museum (11 km), Clifford's Tower (10 km), Yorkshire Museum (11 km).
Where are Wheldrake’s historic buildings listed?
Wheldrake has 24 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 Wheldrake 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)
- Yorkshire Air Museum: Paul Hermans, 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
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, 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
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Treasurer's House Garden: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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