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Temple Newsam House
Attractions in Carlton

What to see from Carlton: Temple Newsam House first

Carlton’s list takes in 4 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house. There is no place to visit inside Carlton’s built-up area; there are 8 within 5 km of its edge. Further afield, Wakefield Cathedral is 6.2 km from the centre.

Photo: Temple Newsam House, Sirenuk (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Carlton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Around Carlton: where to begin

Alongside Temple Newsam House you find 2 museums, a historic house and a castle.

MuseumTemple Newsam House4.8 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseOulton Hall1.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumThwaite Watermill3.8 km outside town, to the northCastleRothwell Castle Ruins700 m outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionMission Out3.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumMental Health Muesum4.3 km outside town, to the south

Each 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

Map of the places

Amphitheatre marks the outer edge, 5.6 km away.

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The dashed line is Carlton’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

What is on offer

4 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 castle0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Carlton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The full list

All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 8 places.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

1 listed building is on Carlton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carlton →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

The pick of the 12 is Wakefield Cathedral, 6.2 km off.

CathedralWakefield Cathedral6.2 km southCastleSandal Castle8.9 km southCathedralLeeds Cathedral7.8 km northwestChurchYork Minster37 km northeastMuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park15 km south · 300K visitors a yearHistoric houseHarewood House18 km northMuseumNational Science and Media Museum18 km west · 442K visitors a year (2015)MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum36 km northeast · 808K visitors a yearMuseumRoyal Armouries6.5 km northwestArt galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield7 km southAbbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)12 km northwestCastlePontefract Castle13 km east

Places well known beyond Carlton (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 Carlton: questions

What is there to see near Carlton?

No attraction is mapped inside Carlton itself. Within 5 km of it are Temple Newsam House, Oulton Hall, Thwaite Watermill and Rothwell Castle Ruins.

Does Carlton have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Carlton: Temple Newsam House, Thwaite Watermill, Mental Health Muesum and Middleton Railway Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Carlton?

None is recorded within 5 km of Carlton.

What are the best-known days out near Carlton?

Within 40 km: Wakefield Cathedral (6.2 km), Sandal Castle (8.9 km), Leeds Cathedral (7.8 km), York Minster (37 km).

Where are Carlton’s historic buildings listed?

Carlton has 1 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 Carlton 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.