3.4 km from Methley, Queen's Mill leads the list
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 5 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums, a historic house and a theme park, among others. Allow a day for Sandal Castle, 9.7 km off.
Just outside Methley, the best known
The rest of the best known are a historic house, a theme park and an attraction.
MuseumQueen's Mill3 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseOulton Hall3.7 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkDiggerland Yorkshire1.3 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionBE1150 Dragline2.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumCastleford Forum Museum3.1 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.
Where each one is
Oulton Hall marks the outer edge, 4 km away.
The dashed line is Methley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What is on offer
The places here are 2 museums, a historic house and a theme park.
Green: inside Methley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 5 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Methley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Methley →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Sandal Castle (9.7 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CastleSandal Castle9.7 km southwest
CathedralWakefield Cathedral8 km southwest
ChurchYork Minster34 km northeast
CastlePontefract Castle7.6 km southeast
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park17 km southwest · 300K visitors a yearMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum33 km northeast · 808K visitors a year
CathedralLeeds Cathedral12 km northwest
Historic houseHarewood House20 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower33 km northeast
Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield8.2 km southwest
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum24 km west · 442K visitors a year (2015)
MuseumYorkshire Museum33 km northeast · 164K visitors a year (2019)Places well known beyond Methley (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.
Methley, answered
What is there to see near Methley?
No attraction is mapped inside Methley itself. Within 5 km of it are Queen's Mill, Oulton Hall, Diggerland Yorkshire and BE1150 Dragline.
Does Methley have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Methley: Queen's Mill and Castleford Forum Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Methley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clifford's Tower (English Heritage), 33 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Methley?
Within 40 km: Sandal Castle (9.7 km), Wakefield Cathedral (8 km), York Minster (34 km), Pontefract Castle (7.6 km).
Where are Methley’s historic buildings listed?
Methley has 2 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 Methley 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)
- Queen's Mill: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oulton Hall: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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