10 miles from Thornton Parish

Experience stunning views over the ancient city of York and immerse yourself in centuries of history at one of York’s most iconic sites. 

11 miles from Thornton Parish

The elaborately decorated ruins of a 14th-century chancel and chapter house (viewable only from the outside), attached to the still operational cathedral-like minster church.

12 miles from Thornton Parish

The most modern and spine chilling of English Heritage’s properties the York Cold War Bunker uncovers the secret history of Britain’s Cold War.

13 miles from Thornton Parish

Beautifully placed between the city of York and the town of Malton, the riverside ruins of Kirkham Priory are set in the beautiful Derwent valley near the Yorkshire Wolds.

13 miles from Thornton Parish

The most famous and intensively studied of Britain's 3,000 or so deserted medieval villages, Wharram Percy occupies a remote but attractive site in a beautiful Wolds valley.

19 miles from Thornton Parish

A fine example of a small, well preserved manorial gatehouse dating from the 14th century.