Billingham’s draw is The Pottery Loft
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 5 of its 8. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 7 others are within 5 km of its edge. At 26 km, Durham Castle is worth the journey.
The first to see in Billingham
Alongside The Pottery Loft you find 3 museums, an art gallery and a historic house.
Art galleryMiddlesbrough Institute of Modern Art1.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumDorman Museum2.1 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumTeessaurus Park300 m outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseAcklam Hall3.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumTransporter Bridge Visitor Centre200 m outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Head to the southeast for most of the 7 on the list.
The dashed line is Billingham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What is on offer
Count 5 museums or galleries and 2 other attractions.
Green: inside Billingham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
One in town leads, with 7 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
The one inside Billingham comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Billingham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Billingham →
Within a day
Out of town, Durham Castle (26 km) leads 12 names to know.
CastleDurham Castle26 km northwest
CathedralDurham Cathedral26 km northwest
CathedralMiddlesbrough Cathedral11 km southeast
Historic shipHMS Trincomalee10 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey34 km north
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon22 km west · 94K visitors a year
MuseumBeamish Museum39 km northwest · 350K visitors a year
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle26 km west
CastleRaby Castle33 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGisborough Priory18 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle37 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMount Grace Priory26 km southPlaces well known beyond Billingham (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 Billingham
What are the main attractions in Billingham?
The place to visit inside Billingham’s built-up area is The Pottery Loft. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.
Does Billingham have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Billingham: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Dorman Museum, Teessaurus Park and Transporter Bridge Visitor Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Billingham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (English Heritage), 34 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Billingham?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (26 km), Durham Cathedral (26 km), Middlesbrough Cathedral (11 km), HMS Trincomalee (10 km).
Where are Billingham’s historic buildings listed?
Billingham has 10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Billingham 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 (16)
- Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art: Francis Hannaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorman Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teessaurus Park: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Acklam Hall: Originally uploaded by Djdaedalus (Transferred by Hogweard), CC BY-SA 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
- Middlesbrough Cathedral: MiddlesbroughCathedral.JPG: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Trincomalee: David Manley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gisborough Priory: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Grace Priory: Frglrx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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