Holmside Park
The site of Holmside Park, a theme park, is 1.4 km southeast of Craghead. Our list has 46 more places within 15 km; first among them is Durham Castle, at 8.6 km.
Theme park near Craghead
Just outside Craghead
Holmside Park is 1.4 km southeast of Craghead. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
The warmest stretch in Craghead is June to August, at 17–20°C in the afternoon.
Holmside Park
Theme park.
- Type
- Theme park
- Town
- 1.4 km southeast of Craghead
- Official site
- holmsidepark.co.uk
Map of Holmside Park and nearby
The places near Holmside Park are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Holmside Park
Home to 19,423 people, Stanley is the largest of these 8. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
- 1Craghead
- 2Sacriston
- 3Stanley
- 4Burnhope
- 5Witton Gilbert
- 6West Pelton
- 7Whitehill
- 8Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth
Craghead
Sacriston
Stanley
Burnhope
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Holmside Park is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craghead | 1.4 km northwest of it | 921 | 3 |
| Sacriston | 1.8 km southeast of it | 5,186 | 7 |
| Stanley | 2.3 km northwest of it | 19,423 | 6 |
| Burnhope | 2.7 km west of it | 1,465 | 4 |
| Witton Gilbert | 3.1 km south of it | 2,525 | 8 |
| West Pelton | 3.1 km north of it | 680 | 5 |
| Whitehill | 3.2 km northeast of it | 1,679 | 5 |
| Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth | 3.5 km southeast of it | 899 | 9 |
Nearby, too
A visit can add 3 castles, 3 cathedrals and 2 museums, from 46 places within 15 km.
CastleDurham Castle8.6 km away2
CathedralDurham Cathedral8.8 km away3
MuseumBeamish Museum5.3 km away · 350K visitors a year4
MuseumTurbinia15 km away5
CastleLumley Castle6.8 km away6
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral15 km away7
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle15 km away8
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Holmside Park
Where is Holmside Park?
Holmside Park is 1.4 km southeast of Craghead, County Durham.
What is Holmside Park?
Theme park.
When is the best time to visit Holmside Park?
June to August are the warmest months in Craghead, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Holmside Park?
Within 15 km: Durham Castle (8.6 km), Durham Cathedral (8.8 km), Beamish Museum (5.3 km) and Turbinia (15 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 (8)
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
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