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Bronte Parsonage Museum
Attractions in Oakworth

Places to visit around Oakworth, from Bronte Parsonage Museum

Museums or galleries make up 5 of the 7 places on the list. All of them lie outside Oakworth. Each year, some 65K people go to Cliffe Castle. Here, one place is kept up by the National Trust. The best-known trip out is to National Science and Media Museum, 14 km away.

Photo: Bronte Parsonage Museum, SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia (Public domain)
In Oakworth
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Leading the list near Oakworth

The list goes on from Bronte Parsonage Museum to 3 museums, a castle and a historic house.

MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum1.2 km outside town, to the southCastleCliffe Castle3.4 km outside town, to the northeast · 65K visitors a yearHistoric house · National TrustEast Riddlesden Hall4.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum of Rail Travel1.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumKeighley Bus Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumIngrow Loco Museum1.8 km outside town, to the east

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

Places on the map

The map stretches to East Riddlesden Hall, 5.6 km away.

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The dashed line is Oakworth’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

Grouped by kind

There are more museums or galleries (5) than anything else, then castles or historic places (2).

Museums & galleries 5 museums0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 historic house0 in town · 2 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (East Riddlesden Hall).

Every place

Full list of places

7 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.

Cliffe Castle

Castle · 3.4 km outside town, to the northeast

Heritage centre, historic house museum. in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

65K visitors a year
About Cliffe Castle →

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

9 listed buildings are on Oakworth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Oakworth →

Big names nearby

Further away

Head 14 km out for National Science and Media Museum, the best known of 12.

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum14 km southeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey38 km northeastCathedralBradford Cathedral15 km southeastCastleSkipton Castle14 km northGarden · National TrustStudley Royal Park39 km northeastHistoric houseHarewood House28 km eastMuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park36 km southeast · 300K visitors a yearCathedralLeeds Cathedral27 km eastAbbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)23 km eastCastleSandal Castle37 km southeastMuseumPendle Heritage Centre17 km west · 100K visitors a yearCathedralWakefield Cathedral35 km southeast

Places well known beyond Oakworth (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.

Asked about places to visit in Oakworth

What is there to see near Oakworth?

No attraction is mapped inside Oakworth itself. Within 5 km of it are Bronte Parsonage Museum, Cliffe Castle, East Riddlesden Hall and Museum of Rail Travel.

Does Oakworth have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Oakworth: Bronte Parsonage Museum, Museum of Rail Travel, Keighley Bus Museum and Ingrow Loco Museum.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Oakworth, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (East Riddlesden Hall).

What are the best-known days out near Oakworth?

Within 40 km: National Science and Media Museum (14 km), Fountains Abbey (38 km), Bradford Cathedral (15 km), Skipton Castle (14 km).

Where are Oakworth’s historic buildings listed?

Oakworth has 9 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 Oakworth 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 (16)

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