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About Snaith

This small town appears to be almost surrounded by water, it developed along the banks of the River Aire and to the east is the Ouse, whilst just to the south is the Aire and Calder Navigation, and a little to the west lie the meandering waters of the Selby Canal.

Snaith is an old town, its market charter was granted in 1223 and although no market exists today the town continues to be a thriving place attracting visitors from miles around. It has five pubs, and a number of individual shops run mostly by the owner/occupier who gives you friendly, personal attention.

The town is made more picturesque by the tidal River Aire running through its centre. Of the number of pleasant buildings to be seen the most notable is the ancient parish church dedicated to St. Lawrence. This is a fine church dating from 1086, standing on the site of an earlier Saxon church of which almost nothing remains. St.Lawrence's is well worth seeing, it has history and is rich in church treasures which include monuments and fragments of early stained glass. The church is located in a peaceful tree-lined churchyard adjacent to what was once the old Buttermarket. Nothing is left of the butter booths, nor the fire station, but the old "penny lock-up's' have been restored and are used as exhibition galleries. The old vicarage opposite the church is now converted into an interesting art and craft centre.

Snaith is ideally placed for touring the Ridings of Yorkshire, it gives good access to the cities of Leeds, Doncaster, York and Sheffield, and the towns of Selby, Goole and Pontefract where there is a race course.

The region has lots of pleasant villages to explore, is excellent for fishing and boating, and visitors can enjoy quiet riverside walks whilst watching river and canal wildlife. The area offers golf, and other sporting facilities can be found in local leisure centre's.

Tourist attractions include superb gardens, Latherton Hall, a battle site of 1461 and Steeton Hall Gatehouse.

Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Snaith

The Yorkshire Waterways Museum	(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction E)	Pictures
Hatfield Water Park	(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction S)	Pictures
The Real Aeroplane Museum	(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Brodsworth Community Woodlands	(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Pontefract Castle	(11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction W)	Pictures
Doncaster Minster	(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction S)	Pictures
Brodsworth Hall	(12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Cusworth Hall & Museum	(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Sprotbrough Flash Nature Reserve	(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Julian's Bower	(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction E)	Pictures
Howell Wood Country Park	(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Nostell Priory	(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction W)	Pictures
Normanby Hall	(15.6 miles, 25.0 km, direction E)	Pictures
Yorkshire Air Museum	(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction N)	Pictures
Conisbrough Castle	(16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction SW)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Snaith

Eggborough, in the county of North Yorkshire (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction W)
This is a typical Yorkshire village settled close to the meeting point of North and South Yorkshire.
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Pontefract, a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction W)
Pontefract has a ruined castle which has seen many tragedies, Richard II was murdered there in 1400, and later it was the scene of bitter, bloody battles between Roundheads and Royalists.
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Doncaster, in the county of South Yorkshire (12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)
Doncaster lies in what was once a great sweep of Yorkshire coalfields. It is home to one of the finest racecourses in the country where the classic St.Leger Stakes has been run each September since 1776, making the race four years older than the Derby.
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Castleford, in the county of West Yorkshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction W)
This is a large Northern town with roots stretching back to the Romans and beyond, as proven by the recent finding of a Bronze Age male skeleton and his chariot.
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Featherstone, in the county of West Yorkshire (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction W)
Featherstone is a large town lying between Wakefield and Pontefract in West Yorkshire. For the past couple of centuries the town was known chiefly for its coal mines.
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Epworth, in the county of Lincolnshire (14.0 miles, 22.4 km, direction SE)
The birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, early leaders of the Methodist movement
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Sprotbrough, in the county of South Yorkshire (14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction SW)
Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers.
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Wadworth, in the county of South Yorkshire (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction S)
This is a pleasant South Yorkshire village lying in lush countryside a few miles from the city of Rotherham.
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Tadcaster, in the county of North Yorkshire (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction NW)
Tadcaster has been at the centre of the Brewing industry since the 18th century, and today breweries remain conspicuous on its landscape.
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Tickhill, in the county of South Yorkshire (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction S)
This is a pleasant, somewhat sprawling village lying in rural countryside a short distance from the market town of Maltby
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Braithwell, in the county of South Yorkshire (18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction S)
Braithwell lies at the centre of a largely rural community, the surrounding landscape is mostly of farms and leafy lanes siding fields full of grazing cattle and sheep.
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Stainton, in the county of South Yorkshire (18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction S)
This picturesque South Yorkshire village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, but there is considerable evidence that it existed as a settlement long before 1086.
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York, a Historic City in the county of North Yorkshire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction N)
One of the most historic cities in Britain with overs 2000 years of history...
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Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire (19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction W)
Wakefield was the capital of Yorkshire's woollen industry for more than 700 years, it was an important weaving and dying centre as far back as the 13th century.
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Thrybergh, in the county of South Yorkshire (19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction SW)
Thrybergh is a pretty South Yorkshire village with a history stretching back to the time of the Doomsday Book, for centuries it was little more than a small rural village with scattered housing and farms.
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Nearby travel help

Snaith Station	(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)
M62 Junction 35	(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction E)
Rawcliffe Station	(2.3 miles, 3.8 km, direction E)
M62 Junction 36	(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction E)
Sheffield City Airport	(25.2 miles, 40.6 km, direction SW)
Leeds Bradford International Airport	(28.9 miles, 46.6 km, direction NW)
Snaith to London	(155.6 miles, 250.3 km, direction S)

Hotels & Accommodation in Snaith

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Snaith center
New Country Inns Selby	(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction N)
The Old Vicarage	(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction W)
The Belmont Hotel	(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction SE)
Minster View Hotel	(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction NE)
Monk Fryston Hall Hotel	(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NW)
Quality Hotel Leeds	(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction NW)
The Regent Hotel	(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)
Grand St Leger Hotel	(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)
Danum Hotel	(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction S)
The Parsonage Country House Hotel	(13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction N)
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