Why visit Byram
Townapedia lists 14 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 46 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Ferry Bridge, Pontefract Castle, Pontefract Museum and Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve.
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About Byram
Byram is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Castleford, across the River Aire in West Yorkshire. Byram is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Byram cum Sutton.
From the Wikipedia article Byram, North Yorkshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Ferry Bridge
Bridge · 0.6 mi
Grade I listed bridge in Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire, England
Museums and landmarks14
Pontefract Castle
Museum · 2.6 mi
Castle in West Yorkshire, England, UK
Pontefract Museum
Museum · 3.0 mi
Museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Battle of Ferrybrige
Monument and historic site · 0.9 mi
Part of the Wars of the Roses; preliminary to the Battle of Towton; indecisive
2 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve
Park · 2.7 mi
RSPB nature reserve in the United Kingdom
Restaurants and cafes46
The Turnpike
Bar and pub · British · 1.6 mi
Pontefract Road, Knottingley
34 more on the map.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship19
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare3
Map of Byram
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Getting there and nearby towns
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 miles away.
- Knottingley 1 mi south, about 2 min by car
- Ferrybridge 1 mi southwest, about 2 min by car
- Pontefract 3 mi southwest, about 5 min by car
- Monk Fryston 3 mi north, about 4 min by car
- Darrington 3 mi south, about 5 min by car
- Castleford 4 mi west, about 7 min by car
- Featherstone 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- Kippax 5 mi northwest, about 9 min by car
- Low Ackworth 6 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- Garforth 7 mi northwest, about 11 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Pontefract Castle, Unknown author, Public domain
- All Saints, Pontefract (27364027412), Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0
- Methodist Chapel, Monk Fryston (former) (8048130815), Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0
- Micklegate Methodist Church, Pontefract (1), Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Botolph, Knottingley, Tim Green, CC BY 2.0
- War Memorial, Burton Salmon, Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, gmc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, humez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, gmc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cuttlebug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cuttlebug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cuttlebug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, gmc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, humez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, humez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cuttlebug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cuttlebug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cuttlebug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, gmc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rskedgell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, humez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, humez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cuttlebug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, inspec1951, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cuttlebug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cuttlebug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, humez, CC BY-SA 4.0
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