The Bishops
The Bishops is a museum you can visit in Bishop Auckland. Within 5 km there are 6 more places to visit. Nearby, Auckland Castle (300 m) leads the list.
Museum in Bishop Auckland
Inside Bishop Auckland
The Bishops is inside Bishop Auckland’s built-up area, with 6 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.
The seasons here
Expect highs of 17–20°C in Bishop Auckland from June to September.
The Bishops
Museum.
In Bishop Auckland, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Bishop Auckland
Finding The Bishops
The Bishops is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bishop Auckland’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to The Bishops
By population, Bishop Auckland leads the 8 with 23,359. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
- 1Bishop Auckland
- 2Coundon and Leeholme
- 3Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange
- 4Shildon
- 5Witton Park
- 6Hunwick
- 7Spennymoor
- 8Byers Green
Bishop Auckland
Coundon and Leeholme
Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange
Shildon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Bishops is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Auckland | It’s in town | 23,359 | 10 |
| Coundon and Leeholme | 2.2 km east of it | 2,522 | 9 |
| Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange | 2.3 km southeast of it | 995 | 8 |
| Shildon | 2.9 km southeast of it | 9,650 | 9 |
| Witton Park | 2.9 km west of it | 333 | 8 |
| Hunwick | 3.1 km northwest of it | 657 | 8 |
| Spennymoor | 3.4 km northeast of it | 20,401 | 12 |
| Byers Green | 3.7 km north of it | 829 | 9 |
Next door to The Bishops
4 castles, a historic house and a cathedral are among the 23 within 15 km.
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle300 m away2
CastleDurham Castle14 km away3
CathedralDurham Cathedral14 km away4
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon5.4 km away · 94K visitors a year5
CastleRaby Castle12 km away6
CastleWitton Castle5.7 km away7Theme parkTheme parkKynren600 m away8
CastleBrancepeth Castle7.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about The Bishops
Where is The Bishops?
The Bishops is in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Bishops?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit The Bishops?
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 The Bishops?
Within 15 km: Auckland Castle (300 m), Durham Castle (14 km), Durham Cathedral (14 km) and Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (5.4 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 (7)
- 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
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