What to see from Darrington: Pontefract Castle first
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Darrington’s built-up area. Among them are a castle, a museum and an art gallery. The trip to York Minster is 34 km.
The names to know near Darrington
Next to Pontefract Castle, the best known are a museum and an art gallery.
CastlePontefract Castle2.8 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumPontefract Museum2.9 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt galleryLittle Smeaton Art Gallery4.1 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.
Mapped around Darrington
To the northwest is where most of the 3 lie.
The dashed line is Darrington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Darrington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
Its 3 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Darrington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Darrington →
Bigger names, a drive away
Worth the drive, York Minster (34 km) is first of the 12.
ChurchYork Minster34 km north
CastleSandal Castle15 km westMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum34 km north · 808K visitors a year
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park21 km west · 300K visitors a year
CathedralWakefield Cathedral15 km westCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle21 km south
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower34 km north
Historic house · National TrustNostell Priory8.5 km west
MuseumYorkshire Museum34 km north · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Historic houseHarewood House30 km northwest
CathedralLeeds Cathedral23 km northwest
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum35 km west · 442K visitors a year (2015)Places well known beyond Darrington (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.
Darrington: questions and answers
What is there to see near Darrington?
No attraction is mapped inside Darrington itself. Within 5 km of it are Pontefract Castle, Pontefract Museum and Little Smeaton Art Gallery.
Does Darrington have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Darrington: Pontefract Museum and Little Smeaton Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Darrington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Conisbrough Castle (English Heritage), 21 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Darrington?
Within 40 km: York Minster (34 km), Sandal Castle (15 km), National Railway Museum (34 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (21 km).
Where are Darrington’s historic buildings listed?
Darrington has 8 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 Darrington 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 (12)
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pontefract Museum: Stanley Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nostell Priory: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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