Wentworth Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Stainborough, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Silkstone
Photo: Wentworth Castle, Klaus with K. Blue fringing removed by Digon3 13:34, 24 August 2007 (UTC) (CC BY-SA 3.0)What is near Silkstone: Wentworth Castle first
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Silkstone, 3 are museums or galleries. Silkstone itself has none of them. Further out, Yorkshire Sculpture Park is 7.5 km away.
In Silkstone
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The first to see around Silkstone
Close behind Wentworth Castle are 3 museums and an attraction.
CastleWentworth Castle3.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCannon Hall2.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumCawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum1.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumDe Morgan Museum2.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionThe Corinthian Temple3.5 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.
The map
The places, mapped
The map stretches to The Corinthian Temple, 4.2 km away.
The dashed line is Silkstone’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
The types of place
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 3 of the 5.
Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Silkstone. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The list in full
5 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.
14 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Silkstone’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Silkstone →
Big names nearby
Day trips
Top of the 12 day trips: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, at 7.5 km.
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park7.5 km north · 300K visitors a year
CastleSandal Castle13 km north
Historic houseChatsworth House36 km south
CathedralWakefield Cathedral16 km northCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle24 km east
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle27 km southwest
CathedralSheffield Cathedral19 km south
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie20 km south
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum30 km northwest · 442K visitors a year (2015)
Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield15 km north
CastlePontefract Castle24 km northeast
Historic houseHarewood House39 km northPlaces well known beyond Silkstone (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.
Practical questions about Silkstone
What is there to see near Silkstone?
No attraction is mapped inside Silkstone itself. Within 5 km of it are Wentworth Castle, Cannon Hall, Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum and De Morgan Museum.
Does Silkstone have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Silkstone: Cannon Hall, Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum and De Morgan Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Silkstone?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Conisbrough Castle (English Heritage), 24 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Silkstone?
Within 40 km: Yorkshire Sculpture Park (7.5 km), Sandal Castle (13 km), Chatsworth House (36 km), Wakefield Cathedral (16 km).
Where are Silkstone’s historic buildings listed?
Silkstone has 14 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 Silkstone 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 (14)
- Wentworth Castle: Klaus with K. Blue fringing removed by Digon3 13:34, 24 August 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cannon Hall: Dave Gorman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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