6 miles from Thorpe in Balne Parish

Time really does stand still at Brodsworth Hall, one of the most unusual visitor attractions in South Yorkshire.

9 miles from Thorpe in Balne Parish

Dramatically re-presented in May 2014 after a major HLF funded project, the keep of Conisbrough Castle is unique.

14 miles from Thorpe in Balne Parish

Roche Abbey has one of the most complete ground plans of any English Cistercian monastery, laid out as excavated foundations.

14 miles from Thorpe in Balne 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.

14 miles from Thorpe in Balne Parish

The substantial ruins of a Cluniac monastery, with an unusually well-marked ground plan, an almost complete west range and a 15th-century gatehouse.

15 miles from Thorpe in Balne Parish

The remains, mainly the 13th century refectory and kitchen, of a small monastery for just six Gilbertine canons - the only wholly English monastic order.