From Blackhall Colliery, 1.6 km to Tweddle Farm
The best-known day out from Blackhall Colliery is Durham Castle, 19 km away. With nothing inside Blackhall Colliery’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. They include a theme park and an attraction.
The best known around Blackhall Colliery
Following Tweddle Farm is an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The map ends at Apollo Pavilion, 3.8 km out.
The dashed line is Blackhall Colliery’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
Between them they are a theme park and an attraction.
Green: inside Blackhall Colliery. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
Nothing is inside Blackhall Colliery itself; these 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Blackhall Colliery’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Blackhall Colliery →
Further away
Start with Durham Castle, 19 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleDurham Castle19 km west
CathedralDurham Cathedral19 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey19 km north
Historic shipHMS Trincomalee8.1 km southeast
MuseumBeamish Museum29 km northwest · 350K visitors a year
MuseumTurbinia33 km northwest
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral32 km northwest
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon26 km southwest · 94K visitors a year
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle32 km northwest
MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum30 km north
CastleLumley Castle21 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle26 km westPlaces well known beyond Blackhall Colliery (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.
What people ask about Blackhall Colliery
What is there to see near Blackhall Colliery?
No attraction is mapped inside Blackhall Colliery itself. Within 5 km of it are Tweddle Farm and Apollo Pavilion.
Does Blackhall Colliery have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Blackhall Colliery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Blackhall Colliery?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (English Heritage), 19 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Blackhall Colliery?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (19 km), Durham Cathedral (19 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (19 km), HMS Trincomalee (8.1 km).
Where are Blackhall Colliery’s historic buildings listed?
Blackhall Colliery has 1 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 Blackhall Colliery 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)
- 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
- HMS Trincomalee: David Manley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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