Museum · Washington · Tyne and Wear

Washington Old Hall

Washington Old Hall is a manor house associated with the family of George Washington. Its location is inside Washington’s built-up area. It is protected as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Washington Old Hall, PJMarriott (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In Washington

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum in Washington

Inside Washington

Washington Old Hall is inside Washington’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Washington has 19 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Warm weather in Washington runs June to September, with highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°54 mm

Feb8° / 2°46 mm

Mar10° / 3°45 mm

Apr12° / 4°56 mm

May15° / 7°49 mm

Jun18° / 10°65 mm

Jul20° / 12°61 mm

Aug20° / 12°71 mm

Sep17° / 10°60 mm

Oct14° / 7°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°76 mm

Dec7° / 2°59 mm

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

About

Washington Old Hall

The site is kept up by the National Trust. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages. Look also at Durham Castle, 15 km away, first of 84 more within 15 km.

Washington’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Washington
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/washington-old-hall

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

Plan your visit

The essentials

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Its place on the map

On this map, Washington Old Hall is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Bases near Washington Old Hall

Sunderland tops the 8 for size, at 168,323 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Washington

51,318 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km south of it

Penshaw

627 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km northwest of it

Springwell

2,141 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km east of it

Sunderland

168,323 people · 21 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Washington Old Hall is	People	Places to visit
Washington	It’s in town	51,318	9
Penshaw	2.5 km south of it	627	5
Springwell	2.6 km northwest of it	2,141	7
Sunderland	2.8 km east of it	168,323	21
Shiney Row and Penshaw	2.8 km southeast of it	16,900	6
Birtley	2.8 km west of it	13,840	11
Gateshead	2.9 km northwest of it	115,278	49
Chester-le-Street	3.8 km southwest of it	23,554	10

Make a day of it

After Washington Old Hall

Within 15 km are 84 places, among them 3 castles, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums.

CastleDurham Castle15 km away 2

CathedralDurham Cathedral15 km away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey9.1 km away 4

MuseumBeamish Museum9.4 km away · 350K visitors a year 5

MuseumTurbinia10 km away 6

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral9.6 km away 7

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle9.5 km away 8

Castle · English HeritageHylton Castle5.2 km away

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

Visiting Washington Old Hall: the answers

Where is Washington Old Hall?

Washington Old Hall is in Washington, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Washington Old Hall?

Manor house associated with the family of George Washington.

Who runs Washington Old Hall?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Washington Old Hall?

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

Is Washington Old Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Washington Old Hall?

Within 15 km: Durham Castle (15 km), Durham Cathedral (15 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (9.1 km) and Beamish Museum (9.4 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 (9)

Washington Old Hall: PJMarriott, CC BY 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
Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, 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
Hylton Castle: Craigy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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