St Clare's Abbey
Look for St Clare's Abbey in Darlington. Its neighbours on our list number 2 within 5 km. Nearby, Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (11 km) leads the list.
Abbey or priory in Darlington
Inside Darlington
St Clare's Abbey is inside Darlington’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
If warmth matters, go June to September: Darlington reaches 18–21°C.
St Clare's Abbey
Abbey or priory.
In Darlington, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Town
- in Darlington
St Clare's Abbey on the map
The map puts St Clare's Abbey in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Darlington’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Darlington is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (93,022 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Darlington
Merrybent
Beaumont Hill
Hurworth-on-Tees
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where St Clare's Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | It’s in town | 93,022 | 4 |
| Merrybent | 2.2 km west of it | 478 | 4 |
| Beaumont Hill | 3.9 km northeast of it | 239 | 4 |
| Hurworth-on-Tees | 4.7 km southeast of it | 2,667 | 4 |
Other places close by
Within 15 km are 10 places, among them 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 historic houses.
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon11 km away · 94K visitors a year2
CastleWalworth Castle5.7 km away3
Fort · English HeritageStanwick Camp9.2 km away4
MuseumHopetown Darlington2 km away5
CastleSouth Cowton Castle12 km away6
Historic house · National TrustMoulton Hall12 km away7
Historic houseHeadlam Hall10 km away8
CastleSockburn Hall11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit St Clare's Abbey
Where is St Clare's Abbey?
St Clare's Abbey is in Darlington, County Durham, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is St Clare's Abbey?
Abbey or priory.
When is the best time to visit St Clare's Abbey?
June to September are the warmest months in Darlington, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near St Clare's Abbey?
Within 15 km: Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (11 km), Walworth Castle (5.7 km), Stanwick Camp (9.2 km) and Hopetown Darlington (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 (8)
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walworth Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanwick Camp: Lizzyp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hopetown Darlington: JoshP93, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- South Cowton Castle: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moulton Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Headlam Hall: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sockburn Hall: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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