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Crook Hall Gardens

One of the places to visit in Durham is Crook Hall Gardens, an attraction. Another 8 places to visit lie within 5 km. Its upkeep is handled by the National Trust.

Where

In Durham

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Attraction in Durham

Inside Durham

Crook Hall Gardens is inside Durham’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Highs of 17–20°C mark June to September in Durham.

Jan7° / 1°54 mm

Feb8° / 1°48 mm

Mar10° / 2°43 mm

Apr12° / 4°52 mm

May15° / 6°47 mm

Jun18° / 9°65 mm

Jul20° / 11°62 mm

Aug20° / 11°69 mm

Sep17° / 9°58 mm

Oct14° / 6°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°76 mm

Dec7° / 1°64 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Durham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Durham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Durham’s full climate →

About

Crook Hall Gardens

Around it, Durham Castle (800 m) comes first on our list.

Type: Attraction
Run by: National Trust
Town: in Durham

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around Crook Hall Gardens

Numbered points are the places near Crook Hall Gardens, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Durham (50,502 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Durham

50,502 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km west of it

Ushaw Moor and Bearpark

6,483 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3 km southwest of it

Brandon

9,508 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km southeast of it

High Shincliffe

1,045 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Crook Hall Gardens is	People	Places to visit
Durham	It’s in town	50,502	15
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	2.5 km west of it	6,483	11
Brandon	3 km southwest of it	9,508	10
High Shincliffe	3.3 km southeast of it	1,045	8
Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth	4 km north of it	899	9
Sherburn	4 km east of it	2,796	10
Sacriston	4.3 km northwest of it	5,186	7
Witton Gilbert	4.4 km northwest of it	2,525	8

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Also within reach

There are 31 within 15 km, 3 castles, 3 museums and a cathedral among them.

CastleDurham Castle800 m away 2

CathedralDurham Cathedral1 km away 3

MuseumOriental Museum2.1 km away · 19K visitors a year 4

MuseumBeamish Museum13 km away · 350K visitors a year 5

CastleLumley Castle8 km away 6

Abbey or priory · English HeritageFinchale Priory4.6 km away 7MuseumMuseumDurham University Museum of Archaeology900 m away 8

CastleBrancepeth Castle7.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Crook Hall Gardens

Where is Crook Hall Gardens?

Crook Hall Gardens is in Durham, County Durham, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Crook Hall Gardens?

Attraction.

Who runs Crook Hall Gardens?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Crook Hall Gardens?

June to September are the warmest months in Durham, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Crook Hall Gardens?

Within 15 km: Durham Castle (800 m), Durham Cathedral (1 km), Oriental Museum (2.1 km) and Beamish Museum (13 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oriental Museum: Wereon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Finchale Priory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Brancepeth Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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