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Attractions near Wethercote Farm
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This is a list of the attractions near this property that are featured on AboutBritain.com
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all attractions near this property.
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Rievaulx Abbey
(3 Miles)*
Set in a remote corner of the North Yorkshire Moors, it is easy to see what attracted St Aelred and his twelve Clairvaux monks to establish a monastery here in 1132. |
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Duncombe Park
(5 Miles)*
Sir Charles Duncombe's new Baroque mansion was completed in 1713 on a virgin plateau overlooking Helmsley Castle and the valley of the River Rye. |
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Helmsley Walled Garden
(5 Miles)*
Set against the backdrop of Helmsley Castle and Duncombe Park, the five acre garden, originally built in 1756, has recently benefited from 15 years of extensive restoration. |
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Shandy Hall
(5 Miles)*
Here in 1760-67 the witty and eccentric parson, Laurence Sterne wrote Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey. |
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Mount Grace Priory
(9 Miles)*
Although Mount Grace Priory is just a short drive from the grand ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey it depicts the contrasting simplicity and austerity of life at this well-preserved former priory of the Carthusian Order. |
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Sion Hill
(9 Miles)*
Sion Hill was designed in 1912 by the renowned York Architect Walter H. Brierley "The Lutyens of the North". |
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Falconry uk Birds of Prey Centre
(9 Miles)*
The Birds of Prey & Conservation Centre at Sion Hill Hall, near Thirsk, was set up to ensure that birds of prey would survive, and to provide the public with a rare opportunity to see and enjoy these beautiful birds. |
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Nunnington Hall
(10 Miles)*
Famous nowadays for displaying possibly the world's finest collection of miniature rooms, Nunnington Hall is far from miniature itself. |
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Sutton Park
(13 Miles)*
Sutton Park is a fine example of early Georgian architecture overlooking beautiful parkland. It was built in 1730 by Thomas Atkinson. |
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Castle Howard
(15 Miles)*
Set in an elevated position, against the Howardian Hills in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Castle Howard's magnificent facade is visible for miles around. |
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Towns near Wethercote Farm
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Hawnby
(2 Miles)*
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Rievaulx
(3 Miles)*
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Kilburn
(5 Miles)*
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Wass
(5 Miles)*
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Coxwold
(6 Miles)*
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Helmsley
(6 Miles)*
The pretty market town of Helmsley is in North Yorkshire on the River Rye between Pickering and Thirsk. |
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Thirsk
(6 Miles)*
The ancient market town of Thirsk, capital of Herriot Country, is situated in North Yorkshire, in the area known as Hambleton. The Yorkshire Dales National Park lies just to the west of Thirsk. |
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Osmotherley
(8 Miles)*
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Bransdale
(8 Miles)*
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Chop Gate
(8 Miles)*
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