Headlam Hall
Headlam Hall is a country house hotel. The site is 1.8 km northeast of Gainford. Its status is a Grade II* listed building.
Historic house near Gainford
Just outside Gainford
Headlam Hall is 1.8 km northeast of Gainford. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Gainford has 36 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
The warmest stretch in Gainford is June to August, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.
Headlam Hall
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Close by, Raby Castle is 5.9 km away, one of 21 within 15 km.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 1.8 km northeast of Gainford
- Official site
- headlamhall.co.uk
Its place on the map
Orange is Headlam Hall; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Headlam Hall
Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Worth adding to a visit
21 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 museums and a historic house among them.
CastleRaby Castle5.9 km away2
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon8.8 km away · 94K visitors a year3
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds13 km away4
CastleWalworth Castle4.8 km away5
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum13 km away6
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle12 km away7
Fort · English HeritageStanwick Camp6.8 km away8
Abbey or priory · English HeritageEgglestone Abbey12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Headlam Hall in questions
Where is Headlam Hall?
Headlam Hall is 1.8 km northeast of Gainford, County Durham.
What is Headlam Hall?
Country house hotel in Headlam, County Durham, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Headlam Hall?
June to August are the warmest months in Gainford, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Headlam Hall a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Headlam Hall?
Within 15 km: Raby Castle (5.9 km), Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (8.8 km), Barnard Castle Grounds (13 km) and Walworth Castle (4.8 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)
- Headlam Hall: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walworth Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanwick Camp: Lizzyp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Egglestone Abbey: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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