Around York

Historic places grouped around a nearby town. Each page links to the original record; locations and distances are approximate.

17official records

6heritage categories

5access notes checked

These places come from official heritage records. Some are open to visitors; others are private or have unconfirmed access. A record may describe a surviving building, part of a larger site or a place where little remains.

This collection includes rail heritage (6 records), wwii (4 records), cold war (2 records). The numbers show what is in this collection, not everything that once existed in the area.

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Check the visitor information before travelling. Map points are not entrances. Our regional collections include nearby places, and town labels are approximate.

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Cold War

York Cold War Bunker

Near York

Researched guide · September 2026

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Rail heritage

Stamford Bridge Railway Viaduct

Near York

Researched guide · September 2026

Around York

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York Cold War Bunker

Stamford Bridge Railway Viaduct

Brandsby Royal Observer Corps post

Heslington Tillmire bombing decoy

Scalm Park bombing-decoy control building

Section of Cleave Dyke prehistoric boundary on Hambleton Down and World War II bombing decoy shelters north east and north of Garbutt Farm

World War II airfield defences at RAF Church Fenton

Light Anti-Aircraft gun emplacement for the former Thorp Arch Royal Ordnance Factory

Cawood Castle and Castle Garth: residence of the medieval Archbishops of York and associated enclosure containing gardens, five fishponds and a quarry pit

Disused Railway Viaduct over River Wharfe (to north of town)

Siwards How, south east of the water tower, Heslington Hill

Railway Bridge

Selby Canal, Brayton Tunnel

Selby Canal, Lund Tunnel

Railway Signal Box At Kirkham Abbey Station

Railway Goods Shed (Former Railway Station)

Former North Eastern Railway Goods Station