Selby

Worth seeing in and around Selby

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Selby Abbey

   Selby Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey and current Anglican parish church in the town of Selby, North Yorkshire, England. It is a member of the Major Churches Network in England.

   100 m · church in Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of St Mary

   St Mary's Church is the parish church of Riccall, a village north of Selby in North Yorkshire, England. The oldest part of the church are the three western bays of the nave, which date from the mid- or late-12th century.

   5.5 km · church in Riccall, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Abbots Staith Buildings

   Abbot's Staith is a historic building in Selby, a town in North Yorkshire in England. The building was constructed in about 1500, probably as a warehouse.

   200 m · building in Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Turnham Hall And Attached Service Wing

   Turnham Hall is a historic building in Cliffe, a village near Selby in North Yorkshire, in England. The original Turnham Hall may well have been built by Robert de Turnham, in the reign of Richard I of England.

   3.1 km · building in Cliffe, Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of All Saints

   All Saints' Church is the parish church of Barlby, a village in North Yorkshire in England. A chapel was constructed in Barlby by 1481, dependent on St Mary the Virgin, Hemingbrough.

   2.4 km · church building in Barlby with Osgodby, Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Selby College

   Selby College is a tertiary college, offering A Level courses through its Sixth Form Academy, work-related vocational courses, apprenticeships, business training and adult education courses. It is located in Selby, North Yorkshire, England.

   1.4 km · college in North Yorkshire, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Selby toll bridge

   Selby Toll Bridge is one of three swing bridges in the town of Selby, North Yorkshire, England. A timber bridge over the River Ouse in the town was opened in c. 1793 to replace a ferry crossing that had existed since Medieval times.

   300 m · bridge in North Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Selby Town Hall

   Selby Town Hall is a municipal building in York Street in Selby, North Yorkshire, England. The structure, which was built as a Methodist chapel, is now the home of Selby Town Council.

   400 m · municipal Building in England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   All Saints' Church, Wistow

   All Saints' Church is the parish church of Wistow, a village north-west of Selby in North Yorkshire, in England. There has been a church on the site since at least the 12th century, but the oldest surviving parts of the current church are 13th century.

   4 km · church in Wistow, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Church of St Wilfred

    St Wilfrid's Church is the parish church of Brayton, North Yorkshire, immediately south-west of Selby in England.

    1.7 km · church in Brayton, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Selby Abbey

   A Benedictine church dedicated in 1069, one of the few medieval abbeys to survive intact.

2. 02
   Drax Power Station

   Time was that coal trains snaked across Yorkshire to feed this humongous citadel of complex engineering.

3. 03
   Church of Saint Helen

   St Helen's Church in Skipwith, North Yorkshire, is a Grade I listed parish church, celebrated for its rare Anglo-Saxon architecture dating back to around 950 AD.

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Things to do

Town Hall hosts the Arts Centre, but the Globe Cinema remains closed. Selby Leisure Centre has a gym and pool. It's on Scott Rd west side of town. Selby Superbowl is on Bawtry Rd half a mile south of the centre. Walking: use OS Landranger Map 105 (York & Selby). The Transpennine trail follows the east bank of the River Ouse down to Goole, then on towards Hull and the coast.

1. 01
   Selby Golf Club is on Mill Lane
2. 02
   Sherburn Aero Club offers air experiences

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Where to eat

La Palma at 71 Gowthorpe is open daily noon-11PM. Thai Sunshine at

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Getting to Selby

Airports

Leeds Bradford (LBA), 40 km · Manchester (MAN), 93 km · East Midlands (EMA), 107 km

Stations

Selby railway station, 300 m · Hemingbrough railway station, 4.7 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Selby

  84 km · quickest by road, 2h · £10–13
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Selby

  92 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · £10–14
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• Liverpool → Selby

  133 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · £14–18
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Selby. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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