Abbey or priory · near Startforth · County Durham

Egglestone Abbey

You will find Egglestone Abbey 700 m southeast of Startforth. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building. Our list has 9 more places within 15 km; first among them is Barnard Castle Grounds, at 1.9 km.

Photo: Egglestone Abbey, Jonathan Oldenbuck (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

700 m

southeast of Startforth

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Startforth

Just outside Startforth

Egglestone Abbey is 700 m southeast of Startforth. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Startforth has 22 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Weather by the month

Afternoons in Startforth reach 17–19°C from June to August.

Jan6° / 1°79 mm

Feb6° / 0°73 mm

Mar8° / 2°62 mm

Apr11° / 3°54 mm

May14° / 5°50 mm

Jun17° / 8°64 mm

Jul19° / 10°62 mm

Aug19° / 10°71 mm

Sep16° / 8°64 mm

Oct12° / 6°79 mm

Nov9° / 3°84 mm

Dec6° / 1°93 mm

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

About

Egglestone Abbey

Care of the site is provided by English Heritage. It is written up in 6 Wikipedias.

Startforth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 700 m southeast of Startforth
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/egglestone-abbey

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

The map

Getting to Egglestone Abbey

Egglestone Abbey is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

The towns around Egglestone Abbey

The 8 towns are led in size by Barnard Castle, with 5,783 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 700 m northwest of it

Startforth

1,391 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1 km northwest of it

Barnard Castle

5,783 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 6.8 km northwest of it

Cotherstone

554 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 8.4 km northeast of it

Staindrop

1,339 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Egglestone Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Startforth	700 m northwest of it	1,391	5
Barnard Castle	1 km northwest of it	5,783	5
Cotherstone	6.8 km northwest of it	554	3
Staindrop	8.4 km northeast of it	1,339	2
Cockfield	11 km northeast of it	1,351	1
Mickleton	13 km northwest of it	388	0
Evenwood	14 km northeast of it	1,587	2
Middleton-in-Teesdale	15 km northwest of it	879	1

Make a day of it

Around Egglestone Abbey

Within 15 km you can add 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum.

Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds1.9 km away 2

Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum1.4 km away 3

CastleRaby Castle9.4 km away 4CastleCastle · English HeritageBowes Castle7.2 km away 5

Historic houseRokeby Park2.2 km away 6

Fort · English HeritageStanwick Camp12 km away 7CastleCastleRavensworth Castle11 km away 8

Historic houseLartington Hall4.9 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Egglestone Abbey?

Egglestone Abbey is 700 m southeast of Startforth, County Durham.

What is Egglestone Abbey?

Abbey.

Who runs Egglestone Abbey?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Egglestone Abbey?

June to August are the warmest months in Startforth, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Egglestone Abbey a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Egglestone Abbey?

Within 15 km: Barnard Castle Grounds (1.9 km), The Bowes Museum (1.4 km), Raby Castle (9.4 km) and Bowes Castle (7.2 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)

Egglestone Abbey: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rokeby Park: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stanwick Camp: Lizzyp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Lartington Hall: TSP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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