Places to visit around Thurcroft, from Roche Abbey
For a trip from Thurcroft, Conisbrough Castle is 10 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. They include an abbey or priory and a zoo. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage.
Top of the list around Thurcroft
Following Roche Abbey is a zoo.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRoche Abbey4.1 km outside town, to the eastZooZooTropical Butterfly House4.6 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.
On the map
The list reaches out to Tropical Butterfly House, 5.5 km away.
The dashed line is Thurcroft’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
The places here are an abbey or priory and a zoo.
Green: inside Thurcroft. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Roche Abbey).
All of it
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.
3 listed buildings are on Thurcroft’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Thurcroft →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Top of the 12 day trips: Conisbrough Castle, at 10 km.
Historic houseChatsworth House30 km southwest
CathedralSheffield Cathedral14 km west
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie14 km west
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle18 km south
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park32 km northwest · 300K visitors a yearHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall25 km south
CastleTickhill Castle11 km east
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle35 km west
CastleCodnor Castle39 km south
CastleSandal Castle33 km northwest
CathedralWakefield Cathedral36 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Thurcroft (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.
Seeing Thurcroft: your questions
What is there to see near Thurcroft?
No attraction is mapped inside Thurcroft itself. Within 5 km of it are Roche Abbey and Tropical Butterfly House.
Does Thurcroft have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Thurcroft.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Thurcroft?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Thurcroft, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Roche Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Thurcroft?
Within 40 km: Conisbrough Castle (10 km), Chatsworth House (30 km), Sheffield Cathedral (14 km), Cathedral Church of St Marie (14 km).
Where are Thurcroft’s historic buildings listed?
Thurcroft has 3 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 Thurcroft 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 (11)
- Roche Abbey: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tickhill Castle: original: Michael Patterson derivative work: Paravane, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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