Thornton Abbey

#1136 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Top attraction, Monastery

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Thornton Abbey was a medieval abbey located close to the small North Lincolnshire village of Thornton Curtis, near Ulceby, and directly south of Hull on the other side of the Humber estuary. Its ruins are a Grade I listed building, including notably England's largest and most impressive surviving monastic gatehouse. ()

Coordinates: 53°39'18"N, 0°18'35"W

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Thornton Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Paull, St Peter's Church, Yorkshire Wolds Way, Wilderspin National School.

5.2 miNE
Museum, Military museum
Fort Paull, Kingston upon Hull
134 min walk • Fort Paull was a gun battery situated on the north bank of the Humber, near the village of Paull, downstream from Hull in northern England.
5.5 miW
Church
St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber
140 min walk • St Peter's Church is the former parish church of Barton-upon-Humber in North Lincolnshire, England. It is one of the best known Anglo-Saxon buildings, in part due to its role in Thomas Rickman's identification of the style.
6.9 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Yorkshire Wolds Way, Kingston upon Hull
176 min walk • The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a National Trail in Yorkshire, England. It runs 79 miles from Hessle to Filey, around the Yorkshire Wolds. At Filey Brigg, it connects with the Cleveland Way, another National Trail.
5.7 miW
Universities and schools, Museum
Wilderspin National School, Barton-upon-Humber
146 min walk • The Wilderspin National School is a former national school and Grade II listed building in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, and a museum focussing on the life and works of Samuel Wilderspin.
6 miNW
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
The Ropewalk, Barton-upon-Humber
155 min walk • The Ropewalk, originally Halls' Barton Ropery is a former ropewalk in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, first built in 1767. It is a Grade II Listed building and currently operates as a regional centre for the arts.
5.6 miW
Specialty museum, Park, History museum
Baysgarth House Museum, Barton-upon-Humber
142 min walk • Baysgarth House Museum is a local museum located in Baysgarth House, situated in Baysgarth Park, in the market town of Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England.
6.5 miNW
Park, Garden, Playground
Pickering Park, Kingston upon Hull
166 min walk • Pickering Park is a park in the western suburbs of Kingston upon Hull, on the north side of Hessle Road, near Anlaby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
5.5 miW
Park
Baysgarth Park, Barton-upon-Humber
141 min walk • Baysgarth Park is a public park situated in the market town of Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England. The park provides thirty acres of recreational space off Brigg Road to the south of the town.
4.6 miNW
Park
Barrow Haven Reedbed, Kingston upon Hull
118 min walk • Barrow Haven Reedbeds is a local nature reserve with an area of over 12.7 ha located in Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, England.
7 miSW
Monastery
Elsham Priory, Brigg
179 min walk • Elsham Priory was an Augustinian monastery in Lincolnshire, England. The only surviving trace is a fishpond in the grounds of Elsham Hall. Beatrice d'Amundeville founded the monastery in the 12th century it was dissolved in 1536.
6.9 miSW
Park, Garden
Elsham Hall
177 min walk • Elsham Hall is a 17th-century English country house situated in its own parkland in Elsham, North Lincolnshire. The park and gardens are open to the public.