Trips from East Markham, starting with Museum of the Horse
A day out from East Markham leads to Lincoln Cathedral, 24 km away. None of our places to visit is inside East Markham’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a museum and a castle.
Top of the list around East Markham
Following Museum of the Horse is a castle.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around East Markham
Gaddick Hill Motte and Bailey, 4.1 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is East Markham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Between them they are a museum and a castle.
Green: inside East Markham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near East Markham
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on East Markham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in East Markham →
Further afield
Start with Lincoln Cathedral, 24 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralLincoln Cathedral24 km east
CastleLincoln Castle24 km east
ChurchSouthwell Minster20 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRufford Abbey12 km southwest
CastleNottingham Castle38 km southwestCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle34 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle27 km westHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall29 km west
CastleCodnor Castle38 km southwestMuseumMuseumHolocaust Centre7.1 km southwest
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey28 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustBelton House39 km southeastPlaces well known beyond East Markham (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.
Good to know in East Markham
What is there to see near East Markham?
No attraction is mapped inside East Markham itself. Within 5 km of it are Museum of the Horse and Gaddick Hill Motte and Bailey.
Does East Markham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of East Markham: Museum of the Horse.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near East Markham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rufford Abbey (English Heritage), 12 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near East Markham?
Within 40 km: Lincoln Cathedral (24 km), Lincoln Castle (24 km), Southwell Minster (20 km), Rufford Abbey (12 km).
Where are East Markham’s historic buildings listed?
East Markham has 19 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 East Markham 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 (9)
- Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Castle: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southwell Minster: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufford Abbey: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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