Trips from Addingham, starting with Bolton Abbey
Nothing is mapped inside Addingham’s built-up area, but 10 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 6 attractions, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 museums. Further afield, Fountains Abbey is 27 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Addingham
After Bolton Abbey come 2 museums, 2 attractions and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or prioryBolton Abbey3.6 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryBolton Priory3.7 km outside town, to the north
MuseumManor House Art Gallery and Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumIlkley Toy Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionDoubler Stones2.9 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionHesketh Farm Park3.6 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
On the map, most of the 10 sit to the southeast.
The dashed line is Addingham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Most are other attractions, 6 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Addingham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Its 10 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Bolton Priory
Parish church and former Augustinian priory in North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Manor House Art Gallery and Museum
Heritage centre, historic house museum, contemporary art gallery, interpretation centre in West Yorkshire, England.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
56 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Addingham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Addingham →
Further afield
Fountains Abbey (27 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey27 km northeast
CastleSkipton Castle8.7 km west
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park28 km northeast
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum19 km southeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)
CastleCliffe Castle7.9 km south · 65K visitors a year
Historic houseHarewood House24 km east
CathedralBradford Cathedral19 km southeast
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum13 km south
CathedralRipon Cathedral32 km northeast
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)23 km southeast
CathedralLeeds Cathedral27 km southeastCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle38 km northPlaces well known beyond Addingham (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.
Questions before you go to Addingham
What is there to see near Addingham?
No attraction is mapped inside Addingham itself. Within 5 km of it are Bolton Abbey, Bolton Priory, Manor House Art Gallery and Museum and Ilkley Toy Museum.
Does Addingham have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Addingham: Manor House Art Gallery and Museum and Ilkley Toy Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Addingham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 27 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Addingham?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (27 km), Skipton Castle (8.7 km), Studley Royal Park (28 km), National Science and Media Museum (19 km).
Where are Addingham’s historic buildings listed?
Addingham has 56 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 Addingham 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 (15)
- Bolton Abbey: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Priory: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manor House Art Gallery and Museum: Linda Spashett Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ilkley Toy Museum: Linda Spashett Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliffe Castle: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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