From Ripponden, 4 km to Sowerby Castle
Nothing is mapped inside Ripponden’s built-up area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 castles, a museum and a garden. Beyond the town, National Science and Media Museum sits 18 km away.
The best known around Ripponden
After Sowerby Castle come a museum, a castle and a garden.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the north.
The dashed line is Ripponden’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
The list holds 2 castles, a museum and a garden.
Green: inside Ripponden. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
These 4 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
48 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Ripponden’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ripponden →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
National Science and Media Museum (18 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum18 km northeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame28 km southwest
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park26 km east · 300K visitors a year
CathedralBradford Cathedral19 km northeast
CathedralManchester Cathedral28 km southwest
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery29 km southwest
MuseumThe Manchester Museum30 km southwest
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum30 km southwest · 830K visitors a year
CastleSandal Castle30 km east
MuseumChetham's Library28 km southwest
Historic houseHarewood House37 km northeast
MuseumImperial War Museum North32 km southwest · 2K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Ripponden (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.
Visiting Ripponden: questions
What is there to see near Ripponden?
No attraction is mapped inside Ripponden itself. Within 5 km of it are Sowerby Castle, Warley Museum, Shaw Castle and The Jungle Experience.
Does Ripponden have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ripponden: Warley Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ripponden?
None is recorded within 5 km of Ripponden.
What are the best-known days out near Ripponden?
Within 40 km: National Science and Media Museum (18 km), English Football Hall of Fame (28 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (26 km), Bradford Cathedral (19 km).
Where are Ripponden’s historic buildings listed?
Ripponden has 48 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 Ripponden 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)
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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