Hopetown Darlington
Railway museum in County Durham, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Beaumont Hill
Photo: Hopetown Darlington, JoshP93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)Nothing in Beaumont Hill itself: Hopetown Darlington is 3 km away
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums, an art gallery and an abbey or priory. Beyond the town, the best known is Durham Castle, 24 km off.
In Beaumont Hill
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Beaumont Hill
The rest of the best known are an art gallery, a museum and an abbey or priory.
MuseumHopetown Darlington2.3 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryDarlington Library Art Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumAycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society4.6 km outside town, to the northAbbey or prioryAbbey or priorySt Clare's Abbey3.9 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Map of the places
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the south.
The dashed line is Beaumont Hill’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
What is on offer
Most common are museums or galleries: 3 of 4.
Museums & galleries 2 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Beaumont Hill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The complete list
Each of the 4 is within 5 km of its edge.
Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society
Museum in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Big names nearby
Beyond Beaumont Hill
Out of town, Durham Castle (24 km) leads 12 names to know.
CastleDurham Castle24 km north
CathedralDurham Cathedral24 km north
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon8.7 km northwest · 94K visitors a year
CastleRaby Castle17 km west
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle14 km northwest
CastleWalworth Castle6.6 km west
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds25 km west
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle22 km southwest
MuseumBeamish Museum37 km north · 350K visitors a year
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum24 km west
MuseumGreen Howards Museum22 km southwest · 50K visitors a yearCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle35 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Beaumont Hill (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.
Quick answers on Beaumont Hill
What is there to see near Beaumont Hill?
No attraction is mapped inside Beaumont Hill itself. Within 5 km of it are Hopetown Darlington, Darlington Library Art Gallery, Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society and St Clare's Abbey.
Does Beaumont Hill have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Beaumont Hill: Hopetown Darlington, Darlington Library Art Gallery and Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Beaumont Hill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Auckland Castle (English Heritage), 14 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Beaumont Hill?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (24 km), Durham Cathedral (24 km), Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (8.7 km), Raby Castle (17 km).
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 Beaumont Hill 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 (12)
- Hopetown Darlington: JoshP93, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walworth Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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