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Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Attractions in Emley

Just outside Emley: Yorkshire Sculpture Park and more

Roughly 300K visitors a year make it to Yorkshire Sculpture Park. What there is to see lies just outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 3 museums and a heritage railway. At 10 km, Sandal Castle is worth the journey.

Photo: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Nigel Homer (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Emley
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known

The names to know near Emley

Next to Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the best known are 2 museums and a heritage railway.

MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park3.7 km outside town, to the east · 300K visitors a yearMuseumNational Coal Mining Museum2.8 km outside town, to the northHeritage railwayHeritage railwayWhistlestop Valley1.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumSkelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre2.2 km outside town, to the southwest

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

The layout

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 4 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Emley’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

Sorted by kind

3 of the 4 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

The full list

4 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.

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

2 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Emley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Emley →

Big names nearby

Further afield

Best known of the 12 within reach is Sandal Castle, at 10 km.

CastleSandal Castle10 km northeastCathedralWakefield Cathedral12 km northeastMuseumNational Science and Media Museum21 km northwest · 442K visitors a year (2015)CathedralBradford Cathedral22 km northArt galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield12 km northeastHistoric houseHarewood House32 km northCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle30 km southeastCathedralLeeds Cathedral22 km northCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle32 km southCastlePontefract Castle23 km northeastAbbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)23 km northCathedralSheffield Cathedral28 km southeast

Places well known beyond Emley (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.

Quick answers on Emley

What is there to see near Emley?

No attraction is mapped inside Emley itself. Within 5 km of it are Yorkshire Sculpture Park, National Coal Mining Museum, Whistlestop Valley and Skelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre.

Does Emley have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Emley: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, National Coal Mining Museum and Skelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Conisbrough Castle (English Heritage), 30 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Emley?

Within 40 km: Sandal Castle (10 km), Wakefield Cathedral (12 km), National Science and Media Museum (21 km), Bradford Cathedral (22 km).

Where are Emley’s historic buildings listed?

Emley has 2 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 Emley 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)

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