Places to visit around Wharncliffe Side, from Wortley Top Forge
A day out from Wharncliffe Side leads to Chatsworth House, 25 km away. Nothing on our list is inside Wharncliffe Side’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge.
Around Wharncliffe Side: where to begin
Second to Wortley Top Forge is a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The outermost point is Yorkshire Natural History Museum, at 6.1 km.
The dashed line is Wharncliffe Side’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 mix
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Wharncliffe Side. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Yorkshire Natural History Museum
Museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Around the region
Of the 12 day trips, Chatsworth House (25 km) is the best known.
Historic houseChatsworth House25 km south
CathedralSheffield Cathedral9.1 km southeast
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie9.4 km southeast
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park19 km north · 300K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle19 km southwestCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle22 km east
CastleSandal Castle24 km north
CathedralWakefield Cathedral26 km north
CastleSheffield Castle9.3 km southeast
MuseumWeston Park Museum8.4 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle30 km southeast
MuseumBishop's House12 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Wharncliffe Side (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.
Wharncliffe Side: questions and answers
What is there to see near Wharncliffe Side?
No attraction is mapped inside Wharncliffe Side itself. Within 5 km of it are Wortley Top Forge and Yorkshire Natural History Museum.
Does Wharncliffe Side have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wharncliffe Side: Wortley Top Forge and Yorkshire Natural History Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wharncliffe Side?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Peveril Castle (English Heritage), 19 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Wharncliffe Side?
Within 40 km: Chatsworth House (25 km), Sheffield Cathedral (9.1 km), Cathedral Church of St Marie (9.4 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (19 km).
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 Wharncliffe Side 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)
- 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
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Sheffield Castle: Gregory Deryckère, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Weston Park Museum: Adrian Richardson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bishop's House: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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