Shipley Glen Tramway is the place to visit in Baildon
Baildon and its surroundings hold 5 attractions, 5 museums and 2 art galleries. One place to visit is mapped inside Baildon’s built-up area, with 14 more within 5 km of its edge. Further afield, National Science and Media Museum is 6.3 km from the centre.
Top of the list in Baildon
Following Shipley Glen Tramway are 3 museums, a cathedral and an art gallery.
CathedralBradford Cathedral4.9 km outside town, to the south
Art galleryCartwright Hall Art Gallery2.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumThe Peace Museum100 m outside town, to the southwest
MuseumBracken Hall Countryside Centre200 m outside town, to the west
MuseumBradford Industrial Museum4.1 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.
How they lie
Out at 6.2 km is St Ives Estate, the farthest.
The dashed line is Baildon’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Museums or galleries number 7, other attractions 5.
Green: inside Baildon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Baildon first, then nearby
After the one in town come 14 more within 5 km of its edge.
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Art museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
Bracken Hall Countryside Centre
Children's museum, natural history museum, local archaeology museum, interpretation centre in West Yorkshire, England.
Bradford Industrial Museum
Industrial museum, mill museum, textile museum, in Eccleshill, Bradford, United Kingdom.
The one inside Baildon comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
46 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Baildon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Baildon →
Names further out
The 12 days out are led by National Science and Media Museum, 6.3 km away.
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum6.3 km south · 442K visitors a year (2015)
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey32 km northeast
Historic houseHarewood House17 km east
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park33 km northeast
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)11 km east
CathedralLeeds Cathedral16 km east
CastleCliffe Castle10 km west · 65K visitors a year
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park29 km southeast · 300K visitors a year
CastleSkipton Castle21 km northwest
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum13 km west
CastleSandal Castle28 km southeast
CathedralWakefield Cathedral26 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Baildon (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.
Visiting Baildon: the answers
What are the main attractions in Baildon?
The place to visit inside Baildon’s built-up area is Shipley Glen Tramway. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 14 more within 5 km.
Does Baildon have a museum?
7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Baildon: Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, The Peace Museum, Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Bradford Industrial Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Baildon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 32 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Baildon?
Within 40 km: National Science and Media Museum (6.3 km), Fountains Abbey (32 km), Harewood House (17 km), Studley Royal Park (33 km).
Where are Baildon’s historic buildings listed?
Baildon has 46 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 Baildon 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 (17)
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cartwright Hall Art Gallery: Flickr user:Tim Green aka atouch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Peace Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bracken Hall Countryside Centre: Linda Spashett Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Industrial Museum: Linda Spashett, Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliffe Castle: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, 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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