Around Bowburn, start with Durham Castle
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 6 places to visit; none is inside Bowburn’s built-up area. The mix takes in 3 museums, a castle and a cathedral. Oriental Museum draws about 19K visitors a year. Further out, Beamish Museum is 18 km away.
Where to start near Bowburn
After Durham Castle come 3 museums, a cathedral and a garden.
CastleDurham Castle4.5 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralDurham Cathedral4.3 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumOriental Museum3.8 km outside town, to the northwest · 19K visitors a year
GardenDurham University Botanic Garden3.3 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumDurham Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumThe Story3.8 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Just outside town, most of the 6 sit to the northwest.
The dashed line is Bowburn’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 sort of places
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (3), then castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Bowburn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Bowburn
These 6 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Names further out
Out of town, Beamish Museum (18 km) leads 12 names to know.
MuseumBeamish Museum18 km northwest · 350K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey22 km northeast
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon15 km southwest · 94K visitors a year
MuseumTurbinia26 km north
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle12 km southwest
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral26 km north
CastleLumley Castle13 km north
CastleBrancepeth Castle8.5 km west
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle26 km north
CastleRaby Castle24 km southwest
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock27 km north · 638K visitors a year
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral26 km northPlaces well known beyond Bowburn (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 Bowburn
What is there to see near Bowburn?
No attraction is mapped inside Bowburn itself. Within 5 km of it are Durham Castle, Durham Cathedral, Oriental Museum and Durham University Botanic Garden.
Does Bowburn have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bowburn: Oriental Museum, Durham Museum and The Story.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bowburn?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (English Heritage), 22 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Bowburn?
Within 40 km: Beamish Museum (18 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (22 km), Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (15 km), Turbinia (26 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 Bowburn 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 (17)
- 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
- 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
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brancepeth Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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