Conisbrough Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
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This is a list led by museums or galleries, 5 of its 6. Sprotbrough itself has none of them. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage. Allow a day for Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, 6.2 km off.
Once you have seen Conisbrough Castle, try 5 museums.
MuseumCusworth Hall700 m outside town, to the north
MuseumDanum Gallery, Library and Museum1.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumSouth Yorkshire Air Museum3 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumKings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum1.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumAshworth Barracks Victoria Cross Museum1.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Close by, the 6 mostly lie to the east.
The dashed line is Sprotbrough’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
5 of the 6 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Sprotbrough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Conisbrough Castle).
The list runs to 6 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Grade I listed historic house museum in Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
Grade I listed historic house museum in Sprotbrough and Cusworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
Museum in Doncaster, United Kingdom.
Aviation museum in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Museum in United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Sprotbrough’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sprotbrough →
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, at 6.2 km, heads the 12.
Garden · English HeritageBrodsworth Hall and Gardens6.2 km northwest
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park28 km west · 300K visitors a year
CastleSandal Castle26 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRoche Abbey13 km south
CastlePontefract Castle21 km northwest
CastleTickhill Castle11 km southeast
CathedralSheffield Cathedral25 km southwest
CathedralWakefield Cathedral28 km northwest
ZooYorkshire Wildlife Park9.2 km east
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie25 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle33 km south
Historic house · National TrustNostell Priory21 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Sprotbrough (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.
No attraction is mapped inside Sprotbrough itself. Within 5 km of it are Conisbrough Castle, Cusworth Hall, Danum Gallery, Library and Museum and South Yorkshire Air Museum.
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sprotbrough: Cusworth Hall, Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, South Yorkshire Air Museum and Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum.
Yes. In or within 5 km of Sprotbrough, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Conisbrough Castle).
Within 40 km: Brodsworth Hall and Gardens (6.2 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (28 km), Sandal Castle (26 km), Roche Abbey (13 km).
Sprotbrough has 10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
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 Sprotbrough 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).
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