Tickhill Castle is Tickhill’s place to visit
From Tickhill, the big name within reach is Conisbrough Castle, 9.4 km away. We list one place to visit inside Tickhill’s built-up area and another within 5 km of its edge. They include a castle and an abbey or priory. One of the places on the list is maintained by English Heritage.
Start here in Tickhill
Second to Tickhill Castle is an abbey or priory.
CastleTickhill Castlein town
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRoche Abbey5 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
At 6.1 km, Roche Abbey is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Tickhill’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 types of place
They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.
Green: inside Tickhill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Roche Abbey).
Everything on the list
The one inside Tickhill comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Tickhill comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
107 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Tickhill’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tickhill →
Further out, the best known
Out of town, Conisbrough Castle (9.4 km) leads 12 names to know.
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle26 km southwest
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park36 km northwest · 300K visitors a year
CathedralSheffield Cathedral25 km west
ZooYorkshire Wildlife Park8.8 km northeast
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie25 km westHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall33 km southwest
CastleSandal Castle35 km northwest
CastlePontefract Castle32 km northwest
Garden · English HeritageBrodsworth Hall and Gardens16 km northwest
CathedralWakefield Cathedral38 km northwest
MuseumCusworth Hall11 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Tickhill (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.
Know before you go to Tickhill
What are the main attractions in Tickhill?
The place to visit inside Tickhill’s built-up area is Tickhill Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Tickhill have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Tickhill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tickhill?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Tickhill, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Roche Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Tickhill?
Within 40 km: Conisbrough Castle (9.4 km), Bolsover Castle (26 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (36 km), Sheffield Cathedral (25 km).
Where are Tickhill’s historic buildings listed?
Tickhill has 107 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 Tickhill 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 (12)
- Tickhill Castle: original: Michael Patterson derivative work: Paravane, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roche Abbey: Alison Stamp, 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
- Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Wildlife Park: steven ruffles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, 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
- Brodsworth Hall and Gardens: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cusworth Hall: Foto43, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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