Castle · near Hamsterley Mill · County Durham

Hamsterley Hall

Hamsterley Hall is a country house near Consett, County Durham. Head 300 m south of Hamsterley Mill to reach it. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Hamsterley Hall, P Glenwright (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

300 m

south of Hamsterley Mill

How well known

Top 49%

#4,147 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle near Hamsterley Mill

Just outside Hamsterley Mill

Hamsterley Hall is 300 m south of Hamsterley Mill. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Hamsterley Mill has 2 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

From June to August, Hamsterley Mill sees highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°52 mm

Feb7° / 2°46 mm

Mar9° / 3°44 mm

Apr12° / 4°52 mm

May15° / 7°45 mm

Jun18° / 10°65 mm

Jul20° / 12°61 mm

Aug20° / 12°66 mm

Sep17° / 10°58 mm

Oct13° / 7°60 mm

Nov9° / 4°70 mm

Dec7° / 2°58 mm

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

About

Hamsterley Hall

Around it, within 15 km, lie 53 more places, Beamish Museum (7.7 km) first on our list.

Hamsterley Mill’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Town: 300 m south of Hamsterley Mill

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

The map

Its place on the map

The map puts Hamsterley Hall in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

The towns around Hamsterley Hall

The most populous of the 8 is Annfield Plain, at 7,786. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 300 m north of it

Hamsterley Mill

313 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km southeast of it

Dipton

2,653 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2 km southwest of it

Medomsley

1,216 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km east of it

Burnopfield

2,998 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hamsterley Hall is	People	Places to visit
Hamsterley Mill	300 m north of it	313	3
Dipton	1.9 km southeast of it	2,653	5
Medomsley	2 km southwest of it	1,216	3
Burnopfield	2.1 km east of it	2,998	6
Blackhall Mill	2.1 km west of it	1,528	3
Rowlands Gill	2.5 km northeast of it	5,254	5
Annfield Plain	2.5 km southeast of it	7,786	7
Chopwell	2.7 km northwest of it	2,530	2

Make a day of it

Around Hamsterley Hall

Of the 53 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles.

MuseumBeamish Museum7.7 km away · 350K visitors a year 2

MuseumTurbinia13 km away 3

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral14 km away 4

Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle9.3 km away 5

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle14 km away 6

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral13 km away 7

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock14 km away · 638K visitors a year 8

MuseumCentre for Life13 km away · 225K visitors a year

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

Asked about Hamsterley Hall

Where is Hamsterley Hall?

Hamsterley Hall is 300 m south of Hamsterley Mill, County Durham.

What is Hamsterley Hall?

Country house near Consett, County Durham, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Hamsterley Hall?

June to August are the warmest months in Hamsterley Mill, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Hamsterley Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Hamsterley Hall?

Within 15 km: Beamish Museum (7.7 km), Turbinia (13 km), Newcastle Cathedral (14 km) and Prudhoe Castle (9.3 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 (9)

Hamsterley Hall: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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