Middleham

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Middleham is an English market town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire. It lies in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, on the south side of the valley, upstream from the junction of the River Ure and River Cover. There has been a settlement there since Roman times. It was recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Medelai, meaning "middle ham or village". ()

Alternative names: Population: ~830 pplCoordinates: 54°17'6"N, 1°48'22"W

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Middleham – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Forbidden Corner, Middleham Castle, Jervaulx Abbey, Swinton Park.

2.2 miW
Amusement park, Theme park
The Forbidden Corner, Yorkshire Dales National Park
55 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park lies a unique and enchanting attraction that promises a day of adventure and discovery: The Forbidden Corner. This whimsical amusement park in Coverham, England, is a delightful maze of gardens, tunnels...
~380 ftSW
Remains of Richard III's childhood home
Middleham Castle, Richmond
2 min walk • Middleham Castle is a ruined castle in Middleham in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190.
3 miSE
12th-century Cistercian abbey with cafe
Jervaulx Abbey
77 min walk • Jervaulx Abbey in East Witton, 14 miles north-west of the city of Ripon, was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, England, dedicated to St Mary in 1156. It is a Grade I listed building. The place name Jervaulx is first attested in 1145, where it appears as Jorvalle.
7.1 miSE
Park, Gothic Revival architecture
Swinton Park, Ripon
183 min walk • The Swinton Estate is a large privately owned estate in North Yorkshire, England. It comprises some 20,000 acres of countryside in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, extending 10 miles west from the River Ure near Masham.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Coverdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
116 min walk • Coverdale is a dale in the far east of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It takes its name from the River Cover, a tributary of the River Ure.
1.7 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
43 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Coverham, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
2.5 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Leyburn
63 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church on Low Lane in the village of Wensley, North Yorkshire, England. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
5.1 miW
Church
St Mary
130 min walk • St Mary's Church, Redmire is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Redmire, North Yorkshire.
3.1 miNE
Park, Architecture
Constable Burton Hall, Leyburn
80 min walk • Constable Burton Hall is a grade I-listed Georgian mansion of dressed stone in an extensive and well wooded park in the village of Constable Burton in North Yorkshire, and is privately owned by the Wyvill family.
~580 ftNW
Church
Church of St Mary and St Alkelda
3 min walk • The Church of St Mary and St Alkelda is a Church of England parish church in Middleham, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire. The church is a grade I listed building, and it dates from the 13th century.
5.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Swaledale
138 min walk • Swaledale is one of the northernmost dales in Yorkshire Dales National Park, located in northern England. It is the dale of the River Swale on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire.