Harewood Castle
Grade I listed castle in Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Bardsey
Photo: Harewood Castle, TJ Blackwell (CC BY-SA 3.0)What is near Bardsey: Harewood Castle first
Nothing on our list is inside Bardsey’s built-up area; the 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 castles and a historic house. For a longer trip, Harewood House lies 5.8 km away.
In Bardsey
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Bardsey
A historic house and a castle follow Harewood Castle.
CastleHarewood Castle4.5 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseBramham Park4 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastleRoundhay Castle (Folly)4.9 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.
The map
How they lie
Roundhay Castle (Folly) marks the outer edge, 6.5 km away.
The dashed line is Bardsey’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
A breakdown by kind
They are all castles or historic places: 3 in all.
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic house0 in town · 3 nearby
Green: inside Bardsey. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Each place in turn
Its 3 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Bramham Park
Grade I listed historic house museum in Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bardsey’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bardsey →
Big names nearby
Beyond the town
Out of town, Harewood House (5.8 km) leads 12 names to know.
Historic houseHarewood House5.8 km west
ChurchYork Minster25 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey26 km northMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum24 km east · 808K visitors a year
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park27 km north
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower25 km east
Castle · English HeritageSpofforth Castle7.3 km north
CathedralLeeds Cathedral12 km southwest
MuseumYorkshire Museum24 km east · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)13 km southwest
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum24 km southwest · 442K visitors a year (2015)
CastleKnaresborough Castle13 km northPlaces well known beyond Bardsey (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 Bardsey: questions
What is there to see near Bardsey?
No attraction is mapped inside Bardsey itself. Within 5 km of it are Harewood Castle, Bramham Park and Roundhay Castle (Folly).
Does Bardsey have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bardsey.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bardsey?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 26 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Bardsey?
Within 40 km: Harewood House (5.8 km), York Minster (25 km), Fountains Abbey (26 km), National Railway Museum (24 km).
Where are Bardsey’s historic buildings listed?
Bardsey has 14 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 Bardsey 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 (13)
- Harewood Castle: TJ Blackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bramham Park: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spofforth Castle: TJBlackwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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