5.7 km from Upton, Hemsworth Water Park leads the list
The best-known day out from Upton is Conisbrough Castle, 15 km away. None of our places to visit is inside Upton’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a water park and an art gallery.
The first to see around Upton
The other best-known place is an art gallery.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The map stretches to Hemsworth Water Park, 5.7 km away.
The dashed line is Upton’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
Between them they are a water park and an art gallery.
Green: inside Upton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Look within 5 km of its edge for both places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Day trips
Conisbrough Castle (15 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CastlePontefract Castle8.8 km north
CastleSandal Castle15 km west
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park19 km west · 300K visitors a yearMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum40 km north · 808K visitors a year
CathedralWakefield Cathedral16 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustNostell Priory8.5 km northwest
Garden · English HeritageBrodsworth Hall and Gardens7.2 km south
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower40 km north
Historic houseHarewood House35 km northwest
CathedralLeeds Cathedral27 km northwest
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum37 km northwest · 442K visitors a year (2015)Places well known beyond Upton (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.
Seeing Upton: questions
What is there to see near Upton?
No attraction is mapped inside Upton itself. Within 5 km of it are Hemsworth Water Park and Little Smeaton Art Gallery.
Does Upton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Upton: Little Smeaton Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Upton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Conisbrough Castle (English Heritage), 15 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Upton?
Within 40 km: Conisbrough Castle (15 km), Pontefract Castle (8.8 km), Sandal Castle (15 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (19 km).
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 Upton 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 (10)
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, 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
- Nostell Priory: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodsworth Hall and Gardens: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, 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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