Places to visit near Annfield Plain: Beamish Museum & more
Beamish Museum sees about 350K visitors a year. Nothing on our list is inside Annfield Plain’s built-up area; the 7 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. They include a museum, a castle and a historic site. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage. Out of town, Durham Castle is 14 km away.
Leading the list near Annfield Plain
Close behind Beamish Museum are a castle, a historic site and a theme park.
MuseumBeamish Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northeast · 350K visitors a year
CastleHamsterley Hall2.5 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageDerwentcote Steel Furnace4 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkHolmside Park4.8 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooPotter's Tropical Village4.8 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryThe Glass & Art Gallery4.9 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Annfield Plain, mapped
At 6.4 km, Potter's Tropical Village is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Annfield Plain’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
2 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.
Green: inside Annfield Plain. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Derwentcote Steel Furnace).
Place by place
These 7 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Annfield Plain’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Annfield Plain →
Day trips
Leading the 12 is Durham Castle, 14 km away; they include 4 castles and 3 cathedrals.
CastleDurham Castle14 km southeast
CathedralDurham Cathedral14 km southeastFortFort · English HeritageHadrian's Wall40 km northwest
MuseumTurbinia14 km northeast
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral15 km northeast
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle15 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey24 km east
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral14 km northeast
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock16 km northeast · 638K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle14 km northwest
MuseumCentre for Life14 km northeast · 225K visitors a year
CastleLumley Castle12 km eastPlaces well known beyond Annfield Plain (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Annfield Plain: questions and answers
What is there to see near Annfield Plain?
No attraction is mapped inside Annfield Plain itself. Within 5 km of it are Beamish Museum, Hamsterley Hall, Derwentcote Steel Furnace and Holmside Park.
Does Annfield Plain have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Annfield Plain: Beamish Museum and The Glass & Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Annfield Plain?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Annfield Plain, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Derwentcote Steel Furnace).
What are the best-known days out near Annfield Plain?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (14 km), Durham Cathedral (14 km), Hadrian's Wall (40 km), Turbinia (14 km).
Where are Annfield Plain’s historic buildings listed?
Annfield Plain has 9 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Annfield Plain when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (13)
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamsterley Hall: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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