Theme park · near Bishop Auckland · County Durham

Kynren

Kynren is a live outdoor sound and light show. Look for it 300 m north of Bishop Auckland. Around it, within 15 km, lie 24 more places, Auckland Castle (600 m) first on our list.

Where

300 m

north of Bishop Auckland

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Theme park near Bishop Auckland

Just outside Bishop Auckland

Kynren is 300 m north of Bishop Auckland. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Seasons in Bishop Auckland

Aim for June to September, when Bishop Auckland reaches 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°55 mm

Feb7° / 1°51 mm

Mar10° / 2°46 mm

Apr12° / 4°51 mm

May15° / 6°45 mm

Jun18° / 9°59 mm

Jul20° / 11°60 mm

Aug20° / 11°73 mm

Sep17° / 9°64 mm

Oct13° / 6°69 mm

Nov10° / 3°65 mm

Dec7° / 1°66 mm

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

About

Kynren

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.

Type: Theme park
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 300 m north of Bishop Auckland
Official site: kynren.com

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

The map

Where to find Kynren

Orange: Kynren.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Kynren

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Bishop Auckland (23,359 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 300 m south of it

Bishop Auckland

23,359 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km east of it

Coundon and Leeholme

2,522 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Hunwick

657 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km southeast of it

Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange

995 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Kynren is	People	Places to visit
Bishop Auckland	300 m south of it	23,359	10
Coundon and Leeholme	2.5 km east of it	2,522	9
Hunwick	2.5 km northwest of it	657	8
Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange	2.9 km southeast of it	995	8
Witton Park	3 km west of it	333	8
Byers Green	3.2 km north of it	829	9
Spennymoor	3.2 km northeast of it	20,401	12
Willington	3.5 km north of it	5,685	9

Make a day of it

Places to add to Kynren

Choose from 24 places within 15 km, such as 4 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.

Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle600 m away 2

CastleDurham Castle13 km away 3

CathedralDurham Cathedral13 km away 4

MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon6 km away · 94K visitors a year 5

CastleRaby Castle12 km away 6

CastleWitton Castle5.6 km away 7

CastleBrancepeth Castle7.2 km away 8

MuseumOriental Museum12 km away · 19K visitors a year

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

Before visiting Kynren

Where is Kynren?

Kynren is 300 m north of Bishop Auckland, County Durham.

What is Kynren?

Live outdoor sound and light show.

When is the best time to visit Kynren?

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

What else is there to see near Kynren?

Within 15 km: Auckland Castle (600 m), Durham Castle (13 km), Durham Cathedral (13 km) and Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (6 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)

Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Witton Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brancepeth Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oriental Museum: Wereon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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