Hazlewood Castle
Grade I listed hotel in Stutton with Hazlewood, Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Boston Spa
Photo: Hazlewood Castle, DAVID M GOODWIN (CC BY-SA 2.0)Leave Boston Spa for Hazlewood Castle, 6.1 km away
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Boston Spa’s built-up area. There are a castle, a historic house and a museum to choose from. Set 19 km out, York Minster makes a day trip.
In Boston Spa
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Boston Spa
Once you have seen Hazlewood Castle, try a historic house, a museum and an attraction.
CastleHazlewood Castle4.7 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseBramham Park2.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThe Second World War Experience Centre2 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionAction Karts1.5 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
Plotted on the map
Furthest out is Hazlewood Castle, at 6.1 km.
The dashed line is Boston Spa’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
The mix
The list holds a castle, a historic house and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 historic house0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Boston Spa. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything to see
4 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Bramham Park
Grade I listed historic house museum in Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
The Second World War Experience Centre
Museum in Otley, West Yorkshire, England.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
68 listed buildings are on Boston Spa’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Boston Spa →
Big names nearby
Within a day
Day trips number 12; the best known is York Minster, 19 km off.
ChurchYork Minster19 km eastMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum18 km east · 808K visitors a year
Historic houseHarewood House11 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey27 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower19 km east
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park28 km northwest
MuseumYorkshire Museum19 km east · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritageSpofforth Castle8.5 km northwest
MuseumYork Castle Museum19 km east · 284K visitors a year (2013)
Historic houseCastle Howard38 km northeast
CathedralLeeds Cathedral17 km southwest
CastleKnaresborough Castle14 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Boston Spa (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 Boston Spa: questions
What is there to see near Boston Spa?
No attraction is mapped inside Boston Spa itself. Within 5 km of it are Hazlewood Castle, Bramham Park, The Second World War Experience Centre and Action Karts.
Does Boston Spa have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Boston Spa: The Second World War Experience Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Boston Spa?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 27 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Boston Spa?
Within 40 km: York Minster (19 km), National Railway Museum (18 km), Harewood House (11 km), Fountains Abbey (27 km).
Where are Boston Spa’s historic buildings listed?
Boston Spa has 68 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 Boston Spa 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)
- Hazlewood Castle: DAVID M GOODWIN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bramham Park: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spofforth Castle: TJBlackwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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