The Story
Visitors find The Story, a museum, 100 m southwest of Durham. The site is in the hands of Durham County Council. Look also at Durham Castle, 1.8 km away, first of 29 more within 15 km.
Museum near Durham
Just outside Durham
The Story is 100 m southwest of Durham. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
If warmth matters, go June to September: Durham reaches 17–20°C.
The Story
Museum.
It is run by Durham County Council.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Durham County Council
- Town
- 100 m southwest of Durham
- Official site
- thestorydurham.org
Getting to The Story
The orange dot is The Story; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
The most populous of the 8 is Durham, at 50,502. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Durham
Brandon
High Shincliffe
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Story is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 100 m northeast of it | 50,502 | 15 |
| Brandon | 1.2 km southwest of it | 9,508 | 10 |
| High Shincliffe | 2.6 km east of it | 1,045 | 8 |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | 2.8 km northwest of it | 6,483 | 11 |
| Croxdale | 2.9 km south of it | 270 | 9 |
| New Brancepeth | 3.7 km west of it | 1,280 | 11 |
| Bowburn | 3.8 km southeast of it | 4,843 | 7 |
| Spennymoor | 4.4 km south of it | 20,401 | 12 |
Next door to The Story
3 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral are among the 29 within 15 km.
CastleDurham Castle1.8 km away2
CathedralDurham Cathedral1.6 km away3
MuseumOriental Museum500 m away · 19K visitors a year4
MuseumBeamish Museum15 km away · 350K visitors a year5
GardenDurham University Botanic Garden600 m away6
CastleBrancepeth Castle5.3 km away7
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle12 km away8
CastleLumley Castle11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to The Story: questions
Where is The Story?
The Story is 100 m southwest of Durham, County Durham.
What is The Story?
Museum.
Who runs The Story?
Durham County Council.
When is the best time to visit The Story?
June to September are the warmest months in Durham, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Story?
Within 15 km: Durham Castle (1.8 km), Durham Cathedral (1.6 km), Oriental Museum (500 m) and Beamish Museum (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
- Oriental Museum: Wereon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham University Botanic Garden: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brancepeth Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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