Close to Armthorpe: Yorkshire Wildlife Park and more
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Armthorpe’s built-up area. The commonest are 3 museums and a zoo. Allow a day for Conisbrough Castle, 13 km off.
The names to know near Armthorpe
Next to Yorkshire Wildlife Park, the best known are 3 museums.
ZooYorkshire Wildlife Park2.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumDanum Gallery, Library and Museum4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumSouth Yorkshire Air Museum3.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumKings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum4 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
Look to the west for most of the 4 just outside.
The dashed line is Armthorpe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
3 of the 4 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Armthorpe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.
Danum Gallery, Library and Museum
Museum in Doncaster, United Kingdom.
South Yorkshire Air Museum
Aviation museum in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum
Museum in United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Armthorpe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Armthorpe →
Around the region
First of the 12 big names within reach is Conisbrough Castle, 13 km away.
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park35 km west · 300K visitors a year
CastleSandal Castle32 km northwest
CastlePontefract Castle24 km northwest
CastleTickhill Castle13 km south
Garden · English HeritageBrodsworth Hall and Gardens12 km west
MuseumThe Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft13 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRoche Abbey17 km southwest
MuseumCusworth Hall8.1 km west
CathedralWakefield Cathedral33 km northwest
CathedralSheffield Cathedral32 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle38 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Armthorpe (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.
Common questions about Armthorpe
What is there to see near Armthorpe?
No attraction is mapped inside Armthorpe itself. Within 5 km of it are Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, South Yorkshire Air Museum and Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum.
Does Armthorpe have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Armthorpe: Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, South Yorkshire Air Museum and Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Armthorpe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Conisbrough Castle (English Heritage), 13 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Armthorpe?
Within 40 km: Conisbrough Castle (13 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (35 km), Sandal Castle (32 km), Pontefract Castle (24 km).
Where are Armthorpe’s historic buildings listed?
Armthorpe 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 Armthorpe 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)
- Yorkshire Wildlife Park: steven ruffles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danum Gallery, Library and Museum: Marasmusine (Janine Timiney), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tickhill Castle: original: Michael Patterson derivative work: Paravane, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodsworth Hall and Gardens: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft: James Race, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roche Abbey: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cusworth Hall: Foto43, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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