Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre
In Wheatley Hill, Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre is a museum. Close by, within 5 km, is one more place to see. For a second stop, Durham Castle is 11 km away.
Museum in Wheatley Hill
Inside Wheatley Hill
Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre is inside Wheatley Hill’s built-up area, with 1 more place 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
The warmest afternoons in Wheatley Hill run June to August, at 17–20°C.
Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre
Museum.
In Wheatley Hill, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Wheatley Hill
- Official site
- wheatleyhillheritagecentre.org.uk
The way to Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre
Orange is Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Wheatley Hill’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre
Largest of the 8 is Peterlee, home to 19,750. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Wheatley Hill
Thornley
Shotton Colliery
Wingate
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatley Hill | It’s in town | 3,148 | 2 |
| Thornley | 1.1 km northwest of it | 2,543 | 1 |
| Shotton Colliery | 1.8 km northeast of it | 4,943 | 2 |
| Wingate | 1.8 km southeast of it | 5,033 | 2 |
| Trimdon Colliery | 2.2 km south of it | 1,788 | 2 |
| Trimdon Grange | 2.8 km south of it | 1,233 | 1 |
| Peterlee | 3 km northeast of it | 19,750 | 3 |
| Shadforth | 3.8 km northwest of it | 270 | 1 |
Around Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre
19 more lie within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 historic ships and a castle among them.
CastleDurham Castle11 km away2
CathedralDurham Cathedral11 km away3
MuseumOriental Museum11 km away · 19K visitors a year4
Historic shipHMS Trincomalee15 km away5
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFinchale Priory12 km away6
GardenDurham University Botanic Garden11 km away7
MuseumDurham Museum11 km away8Historic shipHistoric shipPSS Wingfield Castle15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre
Where is Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre?
Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre is in Wheatley Hill, County Durham, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre?
June to August are the warmest months in Wheatley Hill, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre?
Within 15 km: Durham Castle (11 km), Durham Cathedral (11 km), Oriental Museum (11 km) and HMS Trincomalee (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 (7)
- 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
- HMS Trincomalee: David Manley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Finchale Priory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham University Botanic Garden: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Museum: User:Jungpionier (assumed), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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