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Manchester

major city in Greater Manchester, England, UK

40km

53.48-2.25

Harrogate

Harrogate is a beautiful Regency / Victorian spa town in the English county of North Yorkshire. It's home to the famous Betty's tea rooms, Harlow Carr Gardens and Harrogate spa water. In addition to being a charming floral town Harrogate is a popular conference venue, with a large convention centre. As a result it has many good restaurants and hotels and a pleasant, walkable centre.

53km

53.991-1.539

Birmingham (England)

major city in England

99km

52.48-1.89

York

The ancient cathedral city of York has a history dating back over 2000 years. Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Britons from all eras have each left their mark. It is home to some of Europe's best preserved historical buildings and structures, including York Minster and dozens of other churches, the Shambles medieval shopping street, countless handsome townhouses, and the city's walls and gatehouses. Other popular attractions on the bucket lists of York's 7 million annual visitors include the Jorvik Viking Centre and Britain's National Railway Museum.

104km

53.9626-1.0776

Selby

Selby is a market town in North Yorkshire.It is located on the River Ouse, 12 miles south of York.

105km

53.781789-1.070309

Liverpool

city in Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

113km

53.4103-2.9856

Nottingham

City and unitary authority area in England

117km

52.95-1.15

Warwick (England)

the county town of Warwickshire, England

121km

52.28-1.59

Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon is an historic town on the River Avon in the English county of Warwickshire, best known as the home town of the great English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare. Today, it is a major theatre-going destination as the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company. As such, it represents one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country.

123km

52.1914-1.711

Evesham

Evesham is a small market town in Worcestershire situated roughly equidistant from Worcester, Cheltenham & Stratford-upon-Avon and in the Vale of Evesham.

125km

52.09-1.95

Banbury

Banbury is a market town in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire. It is known for the nursery rhyme - "Ride-a-cock-horse" and Banbury cakes. The local football team is Banbury United, they play at the Spencer stadium.

147km

52.0632-1.3396

Witney

Witney is a thriving market town in Oxfordshire, just off the A40 Cheltenham to Oxford road. Like many towns in the Cotswolds, Witney is known historically for its textiles specifically woolen blankets.

157km

51.785-1.486
Sights (81)

Yorkshire Dales

upland area of the Pennines in Northern England

21km

54.26666667-2.08333333

Saltaire

Victorian model village located in Shipley, City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England

26km

53.83722222-1.79027778

Lyme Park

Grade I listed historic house museum in Cheshire East, United Kingdom

41km

53.3381-2.0548

Edale

village and civil parish in High Peak, Derbyshire, England

45km

53.366-1.816

Buxton

town in Derbyshire, England

47km

53.259-1.911

Leeds

city in West Yorkshire, England

53km

53.79972222-1.54916667

Gritstone Trail

54km

53.16277778-2.15444444

Monsal Trail

56km

53.2447-1.7317

Wakefield

city in West Yorkshire, England

61km

53.68-1.49

Bakewell

town and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England

62km

53.213-1.6759

Kidsgrove

town in Staffordshire UK

63km

53.0874-2.2478

Lancashire

ceremonial county in North-West England (use Q21279371 for administrative non-metropolitan county)

65km

53.8-2.6

Rocester

village in the United Kingdom

69km

52.951-1.838

Cilurnum

A former Roman cavalry fort, Chesters has a fairly extensive - if rather old-fashioned - museum including exhibits excavated at Housesteads and elsewhere.

70km

55.026-2.139

Sheffield

city in South Yorkshire, England

72km

53.38333333-1.46666667

Wirksworth

town and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England

76km

53.082-1.574

Housesteads Roman Fort

The most famous sight on the Wall, Housesteads is the most complete Roman fort in Britain, and one of the best-preserved in Europe. English Heritage are in the process of improving the visitors' centre, replacing the rather small museum.

76km

55.013-2.331

North Yorkshire

ceremonial county in England (use Q21241814 for administrative non-metropolitan county)

77km

54.16666667-1.33333333

Northumberland

ceremonial county and unitary authority in England

77km

55.16666667-2

Angel of the North

sculpture, designed by Antony Gormley

77km

54.915-1.59

Gateshead

town in Tyne and Wear, England

78km

54.95-1.6

Tyne and Wear

county in England

79km

54.974-1.6132

Segedunum

The remains of the Roman fort at Segedunum, eastern terminus of the Wall. It's a short walk away from the Wallsend Metro stations. In fact many of the signs at the metro station have been translated into Latin, including the aptly named Vomitorium.

85km

54.98791-1.53231

Wallsend

area in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.

85km

54.991-1.534

York Cold War Bunker

The York Cold War Bunker is a two-storey, semi-subterranean, Cold War bunker in the Holgate area of York, England, built in 1961 to monitor nuclear explosions and fallout in Yorkshire, in the event of nuclear war.

100km

53.95666667-1.11694444

Goddards House and Garden

Arts and Crafts, Historic House Museum in Dringhouses, York

101km

53.940258-1.104047

York Racecourse

Racecourse in North Yorkshire, England

102km

53.93861111-1.0975

Ironbridge

village in Shropshire, England

102km

52.6277-2.485

Bar Convent

church in York, UK

102km

53.95487-1.0918

Henry VII Experience at Micklegate Bar

History museum in York, England

102km

53.9559-1.09079

Croxteth Hall

This is one of Liverpool's most important heritage sites, one of "the finest working country estates in the North West" and was the winner of the European Capital of Culture 2008. The park is at the heart of what was once a great country estate stretching hundreds of square miles and was the ancestral home of the Molyneux family, the Earls of Sefton. After the death of the last Earl it was given to the City of Liverpool. The estate has four main attractions - The Historic Hall, Croxteth Home Farm, the Victorian Walled Garden and a 500-acre country park including the new Croxteth Local Nature Reserve. A new addition to what's on offer at Croxteth is the West Derby Courthouse. Dating from the reign of Elizabeth I, this is one of the oldest public buildings in Liverpool.

103km

53.442-2.891

St Olave's Church, York

Church in York, England

103km

53.96230556-1.08905556

Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, York

Church in York, England

103km

53.95703333-1.08893611

All Saints' Church, North Street, York

Church in York, England

103km

53.95844444-1.08619444

York Guildhall

Rebuilt 15th-century city hall building in York, England

103km

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York Theatre Royal

theatre in York, England

103km

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Mansion House, York

Grade I listed historic house museum in York, United Kingdom

103km

53.959912-1.084862

St Martin le Grand, York

Church in York, England

103km

53.95969722-1.08458333

St Helen's Church, Stonegate, York

Church in York, England

103km

53.96049722-1.083525

Snickelways of York

The Snickelways of York, often misspelt Snickleways, are a collection of small streets and footpaths in the city of York, England. The word Snickelway was coined by local author Mark W. Jones in 1983 in his book A Walk Around the Snickelways of York, and is a portmanteau of the words snicket, meaning a passageway between walls or fences, ginnel, a narrow passageway between or through buildings, and alleyway, a narrow street or lane. Although the word is a neologism, it quickly became part of the local vocabulary, and has even been used in official council documents, for example when giving notice of temporary footpath closures.

103km

53.958-1.082

York Minster

cathedral of York, England

103km

53.96194444-1.08194444

Grand Opera House, York

theatre in York, England

103km

53.95726-1.08186

York city walls

Grade I listed urban defence in York, United Kingdom

104km

53.9553-1.081

Treasurer's House, York

Historic house museum in York, England

104km

53.963-1.0808

St Mary's Church, Castlegate, York

Church in York, England

104km

53.95716667-1.0805

All Saints' Church, Pavement, York

Church in York, England

104km

53.958675-1.08036389

Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York

Church in York, England

104km

53.96146111-1.08030278

St William's College

Grade I listed building in York, United Kingdom

104km

53.96237-1.08012

York Castle

Castle in York, England

104km

53.9558-1.08

St Saviour's Church, York

Church in York, England

104km

53.95955833-1.07808333

Barbican Centre, York

entertainment venue in York

104km

53.95345-1.07424167

Aintree

village in Aintree Village civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside

107km

53.4793-2.9373

Aintree Racecourse

This course is renowned as home of the Grand National, the most formidable jumps race in the world, held in April each year. (Liverpool is mobbed when it's on.) They hold other jumps races in winter, but few recently, as the grandstand was being rebuilt. Now this is complete, there will presumably be an expanded race programme at Aintree, but this hasn't yet been announced.

107km

53.47694444-2.94166667

Sudley House

An art gallery which contains the collection of George Holt in its original setting. It includes work by Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, Edwin Landseer and J. M. W. Turner.

107km

53.3735-2.9214

Helmsley

town in North Yorkshire, England

108km

54.246572-1.054344

Wavertree Botanic Gardens

109km

53.406-2.942

Chester

city in Cheshire, England

109km

53.19-2.89

Anfield

Liverpool play in the Premier League, the top tier of English football, and their women's team plays in the Women's Super League. The men are one of the most successful clubs in the country, having won six European Cups. Their fans are famous the world over for the unique atmosphere they create at Anfield and the singing of "You'll Never Walk Alone" on match days. Matches against Manchester United and against Everton are especially intense affairs with near-capacity crowds. Anfield has a capacity of 54,000.

110km

53.43082778-2.96084722

Goodison Park

Everton play in the Premier League, the top tier of English football, and their women's team plays in the Women's Super League. The men are one of the oldest football clubs in England; their fans are known as "Toffees". They play at Goodison Park, capacity 40,000, 2 miles north of city centre.

111km

53.43888889-2.96638889

Southport

town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, England

111km

53.6475-3.00527778

Murton, York

village in North Yorkshire, England

111km

53.96627-1.01

Derwent Valley Light Railway

The Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) was a privately owned standard-gauge railway in North Yorkshire, England, and was unusual in that it was never nationalised, remaining as a private operation all its life. It ran between Layerthorpe on the outskirts of York to Cliffe Common near Selby. It opened in two stages, in 1912 and 1913, and closed in sections between 1965 and 1981. Between 1977 and 1979, passenger steam trains operated between Layerthorpe and Dunnington — the entire length of track at that time. In 1993 a small section was re-opened as part of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming at Murton.

112km

53.9629-1.0096

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

Catholic. Affectionately known by the locals as Paddy's Wigwam or "the Pope's launching pad". Visit on a sunny day as the stained glass ceiling looks fantastic!

112km

53.4047-2.9688

Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas, Toxteth

Dedicated to St Nicholas the patron saint of seafarers. Built between 1865 and 1870, it was the second purpose built Greek Orthodox Church in England. The architecture of the building is a typical example of the Byzantine style as used in many Eastern Greek Churches. A typical feature is the four domes of the building. Henry Summers, a master builder who built many fine buildings in the city, was commissioned to build the church.

112km

53.3954-2.9671

Yorkshire Museum of Farming

Farming Museum, Living History Centre in York, England

112km

53.96105-1.00875

Saint Philip Neri Church

Byzantine inspired design, built between 1914 and 1920

112km

53.399-2.969

St Bride's Church, Liverpool

112km

53.397-2.969

Foundation for Art and Creative Technology

Offers exhibitions, film and participant-led art projects. The building is home to three galleries (showing four exhibitions per year), a beautiful café operated by the team behind LEAF on Bold Street, a cosy bar and four film screens.

113km

53.4022-2.9778

World Museum

This is a fine building and well worth a visit. It contains an excellent collection of British rocketry exhibits, as well as the best Egyptological collection outside London.

113km

53.409992-2.981323

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool

theatre in Liverpool, England

113km

53.4074-2.9813

Bluecoat Chambers

The Bluecoat is the oldest Grade 1 listed building in Liverpool’s city centre, dating back to 1717. Following a £14.5 million redevelopment, it re-opened in March 2008 with a new wing of galleries and a state-of-the-art performance space. It showcases talent across artistic disciplines including visual art, music, literature, dance and live art. It helps nurture new talent by providing studio spaces for artists.

113km

53.4042-2.9839

Gustav Adolf Church, Liverpool

113km

53.3996-2.9844

Liverpool Town Hall

Built in 1754, the Official Residence of Liverpool's Lord Mayor is an elegant stone building, having two fronts; one towards Castle Street, the other towards the area formed by the New Exchange Buildings. Each front consists of an elegant range of Corinthian columns, supporting a pediment, and are themselves supported by a rustic base. Between the capitals are heads, and emblems of commerce in basso-relievo; and on the pediment of the grand front is a noble piece of sculpture representing Commerce committing her treasures to the race of Neptune.

114km

53.4071-2.9916

Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, Liverpool

This is the city's parish church and home to the third Liver Bird (there are in fact three of them, not two).

114km

53.407-2.9948

Royal Liver Building

Iconic symbol of Liverpool waterfront. This 1911 skyscraper still dominates the distinctive Liverpool skyline. It is the home of the legendary Liver Birds that sit on top of the building looking out across to the Wirral. The river-facing face of the clock is six feet larger in diameter than that of the clock tower at Westminster.

114km

53.4058-2.9958

Blackpool

town in Lancashire, England

115km

53.81416667-3.05027778

Birkenhead

town in Merseyside, England

117km

53.393-3.014

Lake District National Park

mountainous region in North West England

132km

54.5-3.1667

Cumbria

county in England

141km

54.5-3.25

Cotswolds

protected area in south central England

145km

51.8-2.03333333

Bowness-on-Solway

a village located in Bowness, United Kingdom

147km

54.95-3.216
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Skipton

Skipton is an historical town in the English county of North Yorkshire, forming the southern gateway to the Yorkshire Dales.

On Saturday 13 July 1901, a gala was held in Skipton to raise money for the Skipton and District Cottage Hospital, built at the time of Queen Victoria's Jubilee, held on the Brick Buildings Fields off Bailey Road. This was such a major event in the area that extra trains were provided to bring visitors to the town from miles around. After the formation of the National Health Service, with the hospital being funded from central government, the Skipton Charities Gala continued raising money for local charities and non-profit-making organisations. The gala, held every year on the second Saturday in June, starts with a procession through the town centre to Aireville Park, where live performance acts entertain the public, culminating in live music and a firework display.

The name Skipton means 'sheep-town', a northern dialect form of Shipton. The name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. It was important during the English Civil War and was the site of a prisoner of war camp during the First World War.

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